Author
Gráinne Hand
Title
Assistant Director
Arcadia Ireland
Arcadia Ireland International Women's Day & Gender Equality Event
To mark this celebration of Women all over the world and to highlight the Arcadia University commitment to addressing issues related to Race, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, I presented a virtual event last Friday evening. It focused on Irish Women… More
Thanksgiving in Ireland Part 1. What I've Learned from Cooking a Turkey!
In Ireland we don't celebrate Thanksgiving but I'm sure you have figured this out already! In terms of food, we Irish love to eat turkey on Christmas day. A typical Irish thing is to have Christmas dinner on the 25th gathering family and friends like… More
Two Pints, an Unapologetically Irish Show
This blog was written by Fiona Kavanagh. This week the Summer Session 2 students settled into Dublin and saw the show ‘Two Pints’ at the Abbey Theater. Two Pints isn’t exactly traditional theater as it consists of very few characters: two chatty men in… More
Arcadian's into the West - Galway and the Cliffs of Moher
Last weekend many of the summer 2019 students embarked on the Galway & Cliffs of Moher co-curricular. On Saturday morning we left the Dublin Center and drove across the country to Galway City. First, we were taken on a walking tour to learn about the… More
Gaelic Games in Ireland
As our students learn each semester on the Experience Gaelic Games trip during orientation, hurling is a Gaelic game which has been played in Ireland for thousands of years. The sport embodies the ancient tribal nature of the Irish people, as players… More