· Alumni Stories
Forever Grateful
I am confident that the only reason I am standing here today is because the Irish Life Experience, and all of the wonderful people involved, helped me find my way...
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County Kerry
Killarney National Park, the Ring of Kerry, and the Dingle Peninsula — the Kingdom at its most beautiful.
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· Irish Culture
ILE's Reel Review
The Irish have always had the gift of storytelling, so it is no surprise that they have made some brilliant movies over the years...
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· Summer Diaries
A Slean Day
Despite the lack of sun, the day began temperate and continued that way. The sky was washed with grey clouds but instead of dulling the natural beauty of Connemara…
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· Summer Diaries
Ring Around the Kerry
Sunday, July 14th, the day began with beautiful blue skies and the day only increasingly got warmer. We lucked out with the beautiful weather on our tour day of the…
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· Summer Diaries
Dingle, Dolphins and Drives
This morning we all ate breakfasts in our respected apartments and hauled ourselves onto the bus for an early day into the Dingle peninsula. It was a very similarly…
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· Summer Diaries
Farewell Dublin
Sad to be leaving Dublin but excited for our next adventures, today we bid a happy farewell to King's Hospital. Our Dublin accommodations full of fun, discos and…
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· Summer Diaries
On Our Turf
Despite the lack of sun, the day began temperate and continued that way. The sky was washed with grey clouds but instead of dulling the natural beauty of Connemara…
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· Summer Diaries
Gimme Moher
Our meandering travels took us all across County Clare today. To make sure we had sufficient time everywhere we went, it was a bit of an early start. The day began…
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· Summer Diaries
Weekend at Murphy's
There are few things as epic as the ILE 18 -- and the Star Wars saga might be one of them. Today in our travels we passed by several filming locations for the most…
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· Summer Diaries
The Ring
The day began a bit on the grey side and while the clouds lingered and a few desperately needed raindrops fell, the day was mostly clear. We got started in the…
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· Summer Diaries
That's All Blarney
We bid a very fond farewell to Dublin. King’s Hospital was home for a short period of time: full of fun, discos and vending machines. Starting in Killarney, the…
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· Summer Diaries
Periwinkle Anyone?
We have officially been in Ireland for 20 days! Alice and Ally can't believe how quickly the days are flying by. Our first morning in Galway started with the…
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