Irish Culture

Irish Books-A Novel-ty

As winter is just around the corner, here are some books we recommend that you can snuggle up to in the next few months...

Irish Music-Our Forte

We have compiled a list of our favorite Irish music for you to add to your Irish Life Experience playlist. Have a listen and enjoy...

Belfast-A Must-See Movie

Belfast will tear at the heart strings and linger in the memory...

Derry Girls

Derry Girls is a coming of age story set in the 1990's; following five teenagers in Northern Ireland...

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...

Gummy Bananas, Anyone?

Following breakfast in Newtown, it was straight into morning class. The students had a quick chat about the Leinster Hurling Final and then it was back into…

Newtown Boarding School

Counselor Tyler has been having quite a lot of fun getting aerial views of some beautiful areas in Ireland. We wanted to share with everyone how truly beautiful the…

A Day in the Life of an #ILE15 Student

Today started off like most days with breakfast at half eight and class at nine. Professor Miles talked today about Irish influence in America and how that has…

Slan Go Foil to the US of A and Spain!

YOLO-Or #YOIIO!

So..., being that I'm a little behind on pop culture, I just discovered what YOLO meant last summer during the Irish Life Experience . For those of you who don't…

Images of a Lifetime-A Few Candids

Happy Birthday Rosie!

Since Rosie spent most of her 18th Birthday traveling on the plane the day before, we decided to celebrate her special day on Saturday with a cake from the ILE.…