Arcadia Ireland

Submissions received to our Spring 2015 Photo Contest so far have been from: Adam Wade, University of Minnesota studying at University College Dublin, Patrick Ciapciak, Villanova University and Mary Hoover, Clemson University both studying at Trinity…

We have been reminded on so many occasions that good preparation is the key to a successful student event or activity. Last weekend our Irish Programmes Officer, Kate Jones took to the hills of the very scenic Howth Head to explore and prepare a good…

As part of our Spring Semester Co-Curricular events we invited students to join Arcadia staff on a day where we explored our themes of active and local Ireland. Students from the Galway region were joined by those on the Trinity College Dublin programme…

During our recent Spring 2015 orientations we invited some of our larger groups of students to learn about and sample Irish Gaelic games. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic Football & Hurling, both of which are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association…

The following is an extract from an article by Irish Central: "Dublin is the best city in Europe and the second best in the world for Americans to live in, according to a new report. The study, from consultancy firm ECA international, compared 450 places…

The National Geographic has recommended Dublin's food scene to it's 8 million readers in a recent review. A photographer and food journalist have composed a list of 10 "must-try foodie havens" located in Ireland's capital. Establishments featured range…

As January comes to an end so does the Spring 2015 orientation period. In our final orientation session we welcomed students who will be attending Maynooth University and Queen's University Belfast. The students arrived into Dublin on Sunday, luckily…

The Dublin Center has just hosted orientation for students who will be attending University of Limerick (UL). The students arrived to a freezing cold Dublin on Sunday morning and were taken into the hotel where they would be staying while in the city…

This week UCC had their Arcadia welcome meal with their support officer Val Coogan. This gave the students an opportunity to get to know Val and ask any questions they may have about UCC and life in Cork. They began their evening with a group meal followed…