Arcadia Ireland

Lucky for us, when the sun does decided to show itself, Dublin is situated near lots of lovely places to go for walks, swims and eat ice-creams! The Dublin Area Rapid Train aka the DART is a fast, cheap and easy way to get to some of Ireland’s most picturesque…

Orientation is a busy time in the Arcadia Ireland calendar, however there is some free time for the students to explore Dublin. The Arcadia Dublin Center is situated in the heart of Dublin City, close to major attractions. We have picked three top sites…

It's that time again, another semester is coming to an end.  Last week Arcadia Ireland hosted two farewell meals for our Dublin students. On Monday, Dr. Tom Kelley along with students studying in Trinity College Dublin, attended the Commons in the Trinity…

A massive congratulations to our Spring competition winners! Jordan Robles from Western Washington University studying at National University of Ireland Galway, won first place in the creative writing competition for her wonderful short story entitled…

This weekend students studying at National University of Ireland Galway along with Arcadia staff participated in a hike up Ireland's Holy mountain 'Croagh Patrick'.  Croagh Patrick is known as the location that St. Patrick came to fast (abstain from…

The summer semester is nearly here already and we have some great activities planned for you. Registration opens Thursday April 12th at Noon (EST) and runs through June 6th at Midnight (EST). There are a limited number of openings for each event, so…

Yesterday evening brought me to the Rebel County of Cork to meet our UCC students for the end of Semester farewell meal. What a treat it was! A nice small group meant that we were able to all sit together and exchange stories over delicious Irish food…

As a way to mark the celebrations of Passover in the Jewish calendar we invited our Dublin students to the Arcadia Center for some goodies this lunchtime. This was also the perfect opportunity to take some time out to sit and chat about adventures had…

This week has been a particularly exciting time in the Arcadia Calendar – the annual new staff training trip to Glenside! Both myself and our new Irish Programmes Officer Jodi Killackey travelled to Arcadia University in Glenside, PA to touch base with…