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Welcome to our blogs page! There are many blogs here, including a blog on each group trip, blogs on Irish poems, Irish movies, and lots of rambles we made around the Northwest for you to enjoy. You can also check out the daily posts of each college and visiting group on our social media platforms- Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. High-res versions of our photographs can be viewed on our Institute of Study Abroad Ireland Flickr page. All photos are copyright of ISAI and permission given to reproduce here- some photographs have been taken by participants of the groups, all are not to be used without permission. You can contact us at info@isaireland.com regarding permission to use images. Thank you.

Welcome Delta College Michigan!

We are delighted to welcome faculty and students from Delta  College, Michigan. The students are here to study environment and sustainability, with a bit of Irish history and culture along the way. Failte!  

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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE BRING THE SUNSHINE

Sunny days and super students! Florida Southern College visited us for one week on their junior journey, and what a week it was! Unbroken sunshine for seven days, and a wonderful group of keen, smart and fun students with faculty leader Alex and chaperone Betsy. Not only did they get

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Launch for 2017 Transatlantic Conference in New York City

We are jetting off to New York City to Launch the Call for Papers for the 2017 Drew University Transatlantic Connections Conference, which will take place in Bundoran, Ireland January 11-14th 2017. We are also launching the Drew University study trip to Ireland, Jan 5-15 2017. Further information is available

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April Faculty Site visit- Civil Rights Program

This week, we had faculty visit us from Birmingham Southern College, Gadsden State College, Jefferson State College, AL and Bellevue College and Olympic College WA. The faculty were here to develop student programs for the coming year        

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Global Irish Summer Camp Launched!

We at the Institute are delighted to announce that we have been chosen to deliver the Global Irish Summer Camp on behalf of the Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs. Here’s the announcement… The Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Jimmy Deenihan, today announced the opening of applications for the Global Irish Summer

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Sunny St. Patrick’s Day for our U.S. visitors

  What a glorious sunny day it was for our visitors from Clackamas Community College Oregon, and their participation in the Bundoran St. Patrick’s Day parade was one of the highlights of their Spring study abroad trip. All enjoyed the blue skies and happy smiles of the day. For more

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Welcome Clackamas Community College

  A big Failte roimh to the students from Clackamas Community College, Oregon, who begin a two-week study abroad program in Donegal today. They have arrived to beautiful weather, and spend their first few hours at the Hill of Tara and Newgrange, followed by a glorious second day at the

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Welcome back Davidson County Community College!

A big Failte ar ais for the return of the great Melissa Johnson and her group from Davidson County Community College, North Carolina. We have made many friends at DCCC, including the fabulous Suzanne La Venture, who has done endless good work promoting the Institute of Study Abroad in North

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A thankyou from Alan!

Thanks Alan!  Alan Cropsey Jackson, MI, United States · I’d like to take a moment to thank Jackson College, Institute Of Study Abroad Ireland and Becky Belter Roberts for everything this past week. Our trip to Ireland has been a true blessing and I will never forget this experience. Again,

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Welcome Jackson College Michigan!

A Cead Mile Failte to the students of Jackson College, Michigan, and to faculty leader Becky Roberts, who returns to us again. The group arrived in time to see a beautiful Irish sunrise over the Hill of Tara, and also managed to visit the General Post Office in Dublin, site

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