Author
Mary McSwiney
Title
Student Life Officer
Arcadia Ireland
Belfast & Antrim Coast weekend
Arcadia students from across Ireland recently joined together for the Belfast and Antrim Coast weekend. It’s great fun to get the Arcadia community back together, to reconnect with friends made during orientation. The Journey On the Friday morning,… More
All Hallows Pumpkin Carving Contest
After much deliberation we have finally agreed on the winner of this years’ All Hallows Pumpkin Carving Contest! All the entries were absolutely incredible and we want to say a massive thank you to everyone who took the time to carve their pumpkins and… More
Launch of Abbey Theatre 1916 Centenary productions
This week was very exciting for the Arcadia Dublin staff, as the programme for the Abbey Theatre 1916 centenary commemorative productions was finally announced! Next year is the 100 anniversary of the 1916 Rising – the beginning of the end of British… More
Bunratty Castle & The Cliffs of Moher
Last weekend was very busy for Arcadia Ireland with two co-curricular trips on one day. While Dr. Tom Kelley accompanied our Dublin students on a Game of Thrones filming locations trek (keep an eye out for Tom’s blog!) I got to travel around the wild… More
Irish Halloween
Halloween in Ireland is certainly a different holiday than it is in the US. Why you ask? Well... It’s spookier! Modern Halloween has its roots in Celtic feast Samhain, or the Feast of the Dead; when the divide between this world and the next is at… More