· Irish Culture
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…
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Stories From 2012
Every Irish Way story published in 2012.
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· Summer Diaries
Celtic Warriors
1, 2, 3, Jab, 1, 2, 3, Hook, 1, 2, 3, Punch. While the US has the Dream Team and the Fab Five, Ireland has the Celtic Warriors-boxers Katie Taylor, John Joe Nevin…
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· Summer Diaries
A Bunch of Blarney
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Saturday, our very own Brian Farrell, from Burren Coaches, picked us up around 10:00 AM. It was goodbye Dublin-hello Killarney.…
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· Summer Diaries
Croker, Aras, and Drama-Perfect Day!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Friday, we had a full day in store! Students first visited Croke Park for a tour, where they were able to watch the Leinster Semi…
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Dublin Day and Music Workshop
After such an exciting day yesterday, we decided to have a sleep in and organized breakfast for 8:45 AM instead of 8:30 AM! That extra 15 minutes sure made a…
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· Summer Diaries
Leprechaun Crossing
Hello ILE Families and Friends! It was with great relief that we saw the whole group assembled for breakfast in the dining room of the Killarney Court Hotel. Those…
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Riverdance
Hello ILE Families and Friends! As today was the last day of classes, I'm fairly confident the students were quite upset and in a state of mourning, but…
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Call Me Maybe
Hello ILE Families and Friends! After an incredible day yesterday, Wednesday was a little slower and calmer class day. Students were up around 8:30 AM for breakfast…
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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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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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