By Michelle Crean

Their GOAL on Friday was to help those in need around the world - and they did just that by donning their favourite jerseys.

One school who got in on the act to raise funds for humanitarian aid agency GOAL was Coolick NS in Kilcummin.

The pupils and staff did their bit by ditching the usual school gear for the day and €250 funds raised will now help the aid agency to fund their life-saving work with vulnerable communities all over the world.

"We are a four-teacher school in Coolick, Kilcummin with just over one hundred pupils," teacher Fiona McSweeney told the Killarney Advertiser.

"We have been taking part in GOAL Jersey Day since October 2020. We had seen Jersey Day as an opportunity to bring the whole school and pre-school together to support a worthy cause especially in a time of crisis, in the midst of COVID pandemic. Jersey Day brought awareness to global issues and with that gave the pupils an opportunity to support those in most need. Sport is a huge part of our school and the pupils love wearing their jerseys each year," she added.

Funds raised from GOAL Jersey Day will go towards the agency's life changing work in emergency response, health, nutrition, and livelihoods in 15 countries. Last year alone, GOAL reached more than 18.5 million people with life-changing support in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and more recently in Ukraine, with humanitarian aid being delivered to people impact by the ongoing conflict.