Arcadia Ireland

Last weekend was another co- curricular trip with our summer students. We set off bright and early from Dublin on Saturday morning, bound for bohemian Galway. Known as Ireland’s cultural capital, Galway is more of a town than a city, with large pedestrian…

We’ve all heard of U2 and Sinead O’Connor, but what about the Irish musicians of 2016? We have put together a list of four great Irish musical acts to help get you in the mood for study abroad in Ireland. Mick Flannery This Cork man is an incredible…

The question I am asked most often these days is what does the Brexit mean for Ireland. Will the Leave vote mean more businesses locating to Dublin? Will Britain still want Irish potatoes? Will Game of Thrones continue filming in Northern Ireland? No…

We speak English…mostly We do speak English, albeit with a few of our own words thrown in. Students coming to Ireland can also pick up a few words of Gaelige (Irish) along with a few local colloquialisms such as ‘craic’, ‘gas’ and of course everything…

Each semester we travel up to Belfast in Northern Ireland, as part of our Co-Curricular program. The idea behind our co-curricular trips is to help each group of study abroad students to really engage with and experience the culture of the island. Northern…

Bloomsday is a very special day in Dublin City. Each year on the 16th of June, lovers of the great Irish writer James Joyce come together to celebrate and appreciate his most famous work Ulysses. June 16th is the day depicted in Ulysses, which follows…

At the beginning of each new semester, we give our study abroad students a cheap eats guide for places to eat near the Arcadia Dublin Center. Below are our top five favourites! The Bakery A proper old school bakery is situated just around the corner…

As part of orientation, students participate in ‘Experience Gaelic Games’, not only is it a fun away for the students to get to know one another, but it introduces them to a central part of Irish culture and community. The GAA as established in 1884…

The spring semester at the University of Limerick recently ended so that meant that it was time for one of us from the Dublin Center to take the train journey from Dublin to Limerick to meet with our students and I was delighted that it was me! All ten…