Arcadia Ireland

We are running three competitions this semester with a $50 Amazon voucher to give away to the winner of each one! Photo COMPETITION: After such a successful photo competition last semester – we got 182 submissions!!- we have decided to stretch the imaginations…

Life of the Mind Each year The College of Global Studies selects an intellectual theme to connect all of our programs around the world, the Life of the Mind theme. Considering current power struggles throughout the world; such as the Arab Spring, Occupy…

Students from the our Dublin Parliamentary Internship (DPI) programme who intern with an Irish politician could not be here at a more exciting time! In the run up to the 2016 Ireland Elections we are inviting those on the DPI programme to the Arcadia…

One of the biggest challenges in running a co-curricular programme for American students is finding things to do that are both cultural and educational, but not what we in Ireland describe as ‘diddly-eye’. We want our students to learn about the real…

Ireland’s current Prime Minister, or Taoiseach, dissolved the Irish parliament recently and called for new elections on 26 February. While the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates battle for their party nominations over the next few months…

At the beginning of this semester we sent everyone on their homestay weekend. The official name for this activity is An Cúairt ar Phobal meaning Visit to the Community. All students are invited to participate in this co-curricular activity which falls…

Yesterday at the Arcadia Dublin Center we celebrateed Pancake Tuesday. Often called Shrove Tuesday or in the Irish language "Pancóg Dé Máirt" it was traditionally a day when ingredients were used up before the holy season of Lent. Yesterday it gave us…

This weekend I had the pleasure of joining students from University College Cork, and a Dublin Parliamentary Intern on the Cork Food Trail. Cork is a region famous for its fantastic food, so a culinary tour of the City is a great way to take it all in…

This weekend I joined many others in the free, invigorating, endorphin releasing and sometimes challenging activity that is running. There is now a huge culture of running and marathons in Ireland and sure where better to take part in such an activity…