Stories From 2012

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

ILE Student Playlist #1

Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen Boom Boom Boom Boom-DJ Mezmerize Call Me Maybe-Carly Rae Jepsen Danza Kuduro-Don Omar and Lucenzo Daylight-Matt and Kim Deadbeat Summer-Neon…

ILE Student Playlist #2

Baby Come Home-Scissor Sisters Big Balls-AC/DC Don't Stop Believin'-Journey Galway Girl-Steve Earle The Great Defector-Bell X1 Hoedown Throwdown-Miley Cyrus I Need…

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…

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…

Images of a Lifetime-A Few Candids

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…

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…