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A Giant of a Day
Hello ILE Families and Friends! We had an early start this morning-6:00 AM, but the King’s Hospital kitchen staff pulled out all the stops with Cheerio’s for…
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Summer Diaries
Day-by-day stories from every Irish Way summer — the tours, the classes, the craic, written from the road.
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Away with the Fairies
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Monday, the students were well and truly settled into Dublin and began making friends with both Irish and Spanish students that…
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Slainte!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! Today was jam packed full of excitement! After breakfast, around 8:30 AM, we got on a bus and headed to Kilmainham Gaol. This was a…
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Átha Cliath Bound
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Saturday, the first part of our journey came to an end. Students departed our home in Waterford and headed north to the…
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Happy 4th of July-from Ireland!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! Happy 4th of July! As per usual everybody strolled into the canteen by 8:15 AM for a sociable breakfast and started into class…
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Winning Limerick
Over the course of the week, the ILE students were given an assignment to write a limerick (AABBA rhythm) on a historical literary or political figure It was great…
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YOIIO-You're Only in Ireland Once!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Tuesday, students had their second day of classes. The morning began with a breakfast of bread, cereal, and fruit-followed by…
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Up the Dubs!
Today started out with breakfast at 9:00 AM. Students were all excited about the opportunity to have a lie-in. After breakfast, they got on the bus and headed to…
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Gaelic Football and Hurling-Wey Hey!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! Students woke up early Saturday morning after getting plenty of sleep the night before. They felt refreshed and rejuvenated from…
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Welcome to Waterford
Hello ILE Families and Friends! After students had arrived Dublin Airport on Friday, met Mar and Raquel-from Spain, they began their three hour bus journey south to…
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The Summer of a Lifetime Begins
Hello ILE Families and Friends! Just a quick update on our long travel day to Ireland. Thursday, the 28th, marked the departure of the 2012 Irish Life Experience.…
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A haon, A dó, A trí!
This is a sneak peak of Edel's amazing Irish dance class.
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