This week was very exciting for the Arcadia Dublin staff, as the programme for the Abbey Theatre 1916 centenary commemorative productions was finally announced! Next year is the 100 anniversary of the 1916 Rising – the beginning of the end of British… More
Last weekend was very busy for Arcadia Ireland with two co-curricular trips on one day. While Dr. Tom Kelley accompanied our Dublin students on a Game of Thrones filming locations trek (keep an eye out for Tom’s blog!) I got to travel around the wild… More
Halloween in Ireland is certainly a different holiday than it is in the US. Why you ask? Well... It’s spookier! Modern Halloween has its roots in Celtic feast Samhain, or the Feast of the Dead; when the divide between this world and the next is at… More
Students studying with Arcadia in Ireland had the great excitement of visiting the real Game of Thrones film locations in Northern Ireland last weekend along with me, Resident Director for Arcadia in Ireland. The activity weekend included visits to Inch… More
We have finally acquired our new paintings for the Munster Room at the Dublin Center. When walking through our neighbouring area of Cows Lane recently we discovered the work of Dublin born artist Eimear Brennan. Immediately her work spoke something to… More