Arcadia Ireland

Active Ireland is one of my favourite themes for our Co- Curricular activities. Ireland is a fantastic country for activity and sport, below are some of the great options. GAA The Gaelic Games Association is the life and soul of every Irish community…

Last night I attended the ESB Feis Ceoil, literal translation “music feast” at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.  Held in the smaller John Field room at the Concert Hall the series showcased some of the most outstanding winners from the 2015 Feis Ceoil…

It’s a place I've always wanted to go, so I was very excited for this trip to the Aran Islands. The day before our trip, the weather was not looking good. In fact a taxi driver in Galway laughed out-loud when I told him, myself and 30 American students…

Our semester is off to a flying start with three welcome events in one week! We kicked off the week with a trip to the lovely Limerick, to try out a bit of traditional Irish Set dancing. I'm not exactly known for my grace on the dance floor but thankfully…

Our Top 12 Tips for Cooking on a Budget Sharing is caring! At the beginning of the semester suggest to your house-mates to put some money together for essentials – e.g. salt & pepper, cooking oil, aluminium foil, dried herbs, spices and dried chilli…

After months of planning and anticipating the Fall 2015 Students have begun to arrive!! Orientation is well under-way. The students are learning all the essentials for living in Ireland and making the most out of their time here. Excitement about new…

The Lonely Planet’s list of the top 500 must see sights of all time are out and Ireland have six on the list! This world famous travel guide has listed several of the places we will be bringing students on co-curricular activities this semester: At…

We have some excellent co-curricular activities planned for the Fall semester! Take a look at what's on offer within your program and other regions. Registration opens Wednesday August 12th at Noon (EST) in your Arcadia Passport. Regions! Important:…

We have been offering academically directed internships in Dublin for quite some time. One of our longest running internships have been done in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration. Students on this Arcadia programme intern with an…