Contact
Telephone
01 853 5156
Location
St Mary's, Room 226
Rannóg
Department of Inclusion, Religious Education and Wellbeing
Role
Assistant Lecturer in Education (SPHE and PE)
Teaching
B.Ed 1: ED8103 – SPHE 1 — Module lecturer
B.Ed 2: ED8205 – SPHE 1 — Module lecturer
B.Oid 1: BO8103 – OSPS 1 — Module lecturer
B.Oid 2: BO8212 – OSPS 2 — Module lecturer
B.Oid 1: BO8103 – Corpoideachas 1 — Module lecturer
B.Oid 2: BO8211 – Corpoideachas 2 — Module lecturer
PME 1: PM9107 – SPHE — Module lecturer
Publications and other outputs
Journal Articles
Lynch, A., Haals-Brosnan, M., McCauley-Lambe, S., Colum, M., Farrelly, M., Horn, C., Mc Daid, R., Minnock, M., Ní Dhuinn, M. & Ó Laighin, F. (2023). Placement during a pandemic? Exploring the experiences & perspectives of students completing educational placement during the COVID-19 pandemic. All Ireland Journal of Higher Education, 15(2).
Neville, R. D., Lyons, F., Doyle, B., & Lakes, K. D. (2019). Girls From Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Schools Exhibit Greater Object Control Skills Than Girls From Schools on the Upper Levels of Socioeconomic Development. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 7(3), 320-335. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2019-0014
Thesis
Lyons, F. (2018). The Influence of Gender and Socioeconomic Status on Fundamental Movement Skills in 1st and 2nd Class Primary School Children [Unpublished dissertation].
Conference Contributions
Ó Laighin, F. (2025, May 21). Enacting Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Physical Education. [Paper presentation]. DCU Unconference (online).
Ó Laighin, F. (2024, October 15). Corpoideachas agus an Mhatamaitic (CLIL /FCÁT). Teachmeet Seachtain na Matamaitice , Institiúid Oideachais Marino.
Ó Laighin, F. (2023, November 11). SPHE agus an Ghaeilge: Practical strategies to aid primary school teachers in utilising CLIL in their SPHE lessons. SPHE Network Conference, Marino Institute of Education.
Conlon. R, Dolan. H., & Ó Laighin, F. (2023, November 11). Teachers’ experiences of working with a bereaved child in the primary classroom, with an exploration into teacher-reported supports and strategies. SPHE Network Conference, Marino Institute of Education.
Ó Laighin, F. (2023, June 10). Girls from Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Schools Exhibit Greater Object Control Skills than Girls from Schools on the Upper Levels of Socioeconomic Development. Physical Education, Physical Activity and Youth Sport Annual Forum, Marino Institute of Education.
Ó Laighin, F. (2023, October 17). Corpoideachas agus an Mata (CLIL /FCÁT). Maths Week Teachmeet, Marino Institute of Education.
Ó Laighin, F. (2022, October 22). Órdóga Suas nó Síos - Assessment for Learning and FMS. [Paper presentation]. Irish Primary Physical Education Association Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Uí Chianáin, A., Haals-Brosnan, M., McCauley-Lambe, S., Colum, M., Farrelly, M., Horn, C., McDaid, R., Ní Dhuinn, M. and Ó Laighin, F. (2022, April 7-8). Placement in a Pandemic: Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Students' Experience of Educational Placement. [Paper presentation]. Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Research/Professional Interests
Children's fundamental movement skills, physical education, physical literacy, children's health and wellbeing, content and language integrated learning (CLIL) / foghlaim chomhtháite ábhar agus teangacha (FCÁT).
Membership
SPHE Network Member
Irish Primary Physical Education Association (IPPEA)
Physical Education Association of Ireland (PEAI)
Marino Chaplaincy Team
Marino Safeguarding Committee
Marino Student Assistance Fund