Lero runs an Education and Public Engagament programme that uses the Scratch software tool to engage with primary and post-primary students.
Joined July 2010
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26 Nov 2025
The 2026 Scratch Competition is now open for submissions.
lero.ie/coding-for-kids-scra…
Registration details : ics.ie/scratch-national-comp…
Submission date March 13th 2026
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23 Oct 2025
Great opportunity to upskill your Scratch Coding and Computational Thinking
13 Oct 2025
#EUCodeWeek is here!
Are you motivated to learn a little about Coding and Computational Thinking using Scratch? Do it the easy way, at your own time and pace, with our online course.
Self-enrol: bit.ly/Code_Scratch
#ICTonlinecourses @OidePrimarySTEM @CodeWeekIRL
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20 May 2025
We would like to wish all our Scratch finalists the best of luck at the national finals event being held in @UL Kemmy Business School tomorrow Wednesday May 21st from 11:00-14:45 @ICSSkills We will post the results on scratch.ie after the event
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4 Dec 2024
The 2024/2025 Scratch Competition is live now - you can register your projects here ics.ie/scratch-2024/ Submissions are due March 13th 2025 @IrishCompSoc @LeroCentre @cesitweets #coding #software
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8 Nov 2024
The 2024/2025 Irish Scratch competition registration/submission form will open at the end of the November 2024. Please continue to work on your Scratch projects! Project submission date will be mid-March 2025 @LeroCentre @IrishCompSoc @CodePlusIRL #Coding
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21 Oct 2024
During #EUCodeWeek, learn something new with our e-tutor supported online course: Coding and Computational Thinking using Scratch. Self-paced. Available 24/7.
Self-enrol: bit.ly/Code_Scratch
#ICTonlinecourses @Scratch_ie @LeroCentre @OidePrimarySTEM @CodeWeekIRL
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14 Oct 2024
Great opportunity to get started with Scratch at primary level if you haven't had time to do this yet. This course is available online and can be completed in your own time @LeroCentre
14 Oct 2024
#EUCodeWeek is here!
Are you motivated to learn a little about Coding and Computational Thinking using Scratch? Do it the easy way, in your time and at your own pace with our online course.
Self-enrol: bit.ly/Code_Scratch
#ICTonlinecourses @OidePrimarySTEM
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23 May 2024
Congratulations Holly!
22 May 2024
Huge congratulations to Holly Wright, from @BremoreEducate, Balbriggan, Co. #Dublin, who won the overall prize at this year's National @scratch_ie #Coding Competition, for her project 'Internship at Fernandos'.
#SoftwareForABetterWorld #Coding #Scratch
ALT Pictured are Lucy Hayes, Secretary General, Irish Computer Society, Holly Wright, National Scratch Winner 2024, and Clare McInerney, Education and Public Engagement Manager, Lero.
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23 May 2024
Thank you Seán for sharing your story with everyone at the Scratch finals! We were extremely impressed. Wishing you continued success @colaiste
22 May 2024
Seán O'Sullivan from Coláiste Chiaráin (@colaiste), the BT Young Scientist (@BTYSTE) Winner 2024, spoke to this year's @scratch_ie finalists, at the National Scratch #Coding Finals.
Seán spoke about his winning project VerifyMe, which detects if #AI was used on a piece of work
ALT Pictured is Seán O'Sullivan from Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co. Limerick, giving a keynote at this year’s National Scratch Coding Finals, University of Limerick.
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14 May 2024
The Scratch National Finals is on next Wednesday May 22nd in KBS in UL. Schedule: scratch.ie/competition/ All visitors welcome! Delighted to have BTYSE winner Sean O' Sullivan @colaiste present at this event @LeroCentre @UL @IrishCompSoc
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Scratch.ie retweeted
Oide is delighted to offer a full day Coding event for teachers of Junior Cycle Coding.
This in-person event will explore creative challenges using HTML/CSS, SCRATCH and PYTHON.
Please click the link below for more information 🔽
tinyurl.com/ynt8jtyn
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26 Feb 2024
TYs, 5th & 6th yrs -Join us for a #WomenInTech webinar - hear from women working in the Tech industry!
International Women's Day #IWD - Fri. 8th March 10 a.m.
Register➡️ forms.gle/ZibaEZECTFS7Nr8Y6
@uniofgalway @UL @tcddublin @LeroCentre @corneliathinks @ycmcinerney
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13 Feb 2024
Lero held @scratch_ie workshops with the pupils of @gleannbeithe in #Kerry recently.
The deadline for this year’s National Scratch #Coding Competition is March 20th.
Register at: scratch.ics.ie/
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13 Sep 2023
Call all teachers! A great time to think about signing up for a Coding and Computational Thinking course using Scratch, your students will love it!
13 Sep 2023
#Coding, computational thinking and #Scratch are growing in popularity at primary level. Learn the basics, including cross-curricular applications, with our e-tutor supported online course.
View: bit.ly/Code-Scratch
#ICTonlinecourses @scratch_ie @oide_Ireland
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2 Jun 2023
Great interview Tom! Delighted to hear Tom talk about his passion for #coding and how he got started with @scratch Great support from @MonCBS along the way
2 Jun 2023
📻Listen back to @MonCBS student Tom Dandoy, winner of this year's National @scratch_ie #Coding Finals, speaking about his experience and his love of #coding on @ClareFM.
#SoftwareForABetterWorld #BelieveInScience
clare.fm/podcasts/ennistymon…
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11 May 2023
Thank you to all participants for a great day yesterday at the @scratch_ie National Finals. Here are just a few of the talented finalists with their #coding projects @ICSFoundation #BelieveInScience
ALT Aimee O'Brien, Keira Maher and Aimée Sheffiff all aged 12 fromScoil Mhuire, Lucan with their game Postman Pig at the 13th annual Scratch coding finals.
ALT Emma O'Reilly(9) and Caireann Ó Maonaigh(10) from Kidsizedcomputing, Clontarf with their project at the Scratch National Finals 2023.
ALT Muhammad Saleh Khan, Confey College, Leixlip with his game Cyber Safety at the Scratch Finals 2023.
ALT Cillian Flynn(7), Amelia Bray(7) and Oisín Burdett from Milford NS with their game Farm Escape at the Scratch National Finals 2023
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11 May 2023
Congratulations Aisling
11 May 2023
Another fantastic @scratch_ie competition at @LeroCentre the @scienceirel research centre for #Software and @ICSFoundation. Congrats to all the winners. A special shout-out to Aisling Fitzgerald (no relation BTW) from my old alma mater in Crosshaven @colmuirechaven
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11 May 2023
Congratuations Tom
10 May 2023
🏆Huge congratulations to Tom Dandoy, from @MonCBS #Ennistymon County Clare who won the overall prize at the National @scratch_ie #Coding Competition finals organised by Lero, the @Scienceirl research centre for #Software & @ICSFoundation. #SoftwareForABetterWorld
ALT Tom Dandoy photographed accepting his trophy as overall winner of the National Scratch Competition 2023, alongside Clare McInerney of Lero (right) and Lucy Hayes of ICS (left).
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