‘Tis the season for traditions, and there is one happening this Friday that is very Irish indeed. People all around the world have different markers for the ‘real’ start of the festive season, but it’s pretty fair to say that in Ireland there is a certain… More
Although Irish people don’t traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving, you would be hard stretched to find someone who doesn’t know how important it is to our American friends and family. Here in Ireland we like to think of it as similar to our Christmas celebrations… More
With spring 2018 fast approaching it’s finally time to announce Ireland’s excursion line up. This semester we are taking you outdoors. Ireland’s beauty rests in the history steeped hills and breath-taking arrays of green so be prepared for seeing a new… More
There are a lot of things that we pride ourselves on here at Arcadia and togetherness is certainly one of them. We promote this in many ways, but one of the main things we love are shared experiences. We are lucky in Ireland as we are a small island.… More
Did you know that Halloween sprouted from an Irish Celtic tradition known as Samhain? Nope, didn't think so! Well about 2,000 years ago, Samhain was the name given to the mid-point of the calendar where the ‘light’ of summer and the ‘dark’ of winter met… More