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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.

International writing trip to Ireland

Treading on Dreams- a Creative Writing trip to Ireland

WRITING IRELAND TRIP SEPTEMBER 15-23 2018 You are a writer. You are looking for inspiration from past and present Irish writers, and from the vibrant buzz of Dublin City, and the rugged and remote Wild Atlantic Way. Spend the first two days in Dublin, and treat yourself to an exploration

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Photography trip to Ireland Sept 5-12 2018

NOW ENROLLING PHOTOGRAPHING IRELAND TRIP SEPTEMBER 5-12 2018   Untouched and virtually unexplored, this ruggedly beautiful and remote part of Ireland is known as the Wild Atlantic Way. It’s no wonder Donegal was named the ‘Coolest Place on the Planet for 2017’ by National Geographic. Nature is spectacular and bracing here,

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Criminal Minds! Pitt & Bristol CC Criminal Justice Program

Institute of Study Abroad Program on Criminal Justice with Pitt Community College, Bristol Community College & LYIT Donegal   We were very pleased to host Pitt Community College and Bristol Community College for our study abroad program on Ireland and Criminal Justice. The wonderful Dawn Vaughan from Pitt CC joined

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Sweet Alabama!

What a great two weeks we just had, with our Study Abroad Ireland  groups from Jefferson State Community College and Gadsden State Community College, Alabama. This program has been in the works for a while, thanks to the efforts of the great Becky Duckett and Stacye Thompson, and we really had a blast!

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Enjoying our Olympics!

A big welcome to Olympic College WA, and Richard, our oldest student yet!   Great to have Karen, Michael and the students of Olympic College WA here in Ireland for the ISAI Civil Rights Study Abroad Program. This was the first visit of Olympic College, and with the crew we

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Spring fever! Lots of great visitors from USA

Catching our breath here, after a great sequence of Spring break trips to Ireland! We began with our regular visitors from Jackson College, MI, who arrived in the last week of February. One of our favourite moments of this trip was the reading of ‘The Stolen Child’ by T.J. Gilbertson,

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CCID Conference Texas & ‘Irish Night’

The Institute of Study Abroad Ireland was delighted to attend the CCIF annual conference in Houston, TX, and to host a special IRISH NIGHT for the delegates of the CCID conference in Houston, Texas, at the Ashford Pub, with our special guest musicians, BLAGGARDS. Our guests were also treated to

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Great Irish Night at NAFSA New Orleans with ISAIreland

THE IRISH ARE IN NEW ORLEANS! A great night was had by all when ISAI entertained the NAFSA region III and NAFSA region VII study abroad delegates to a night of good old Irish ‘craic agus ceol’ at the wonderful Kerry Irish Pub. Niamh and John then spent a few

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Alumni & Friends Reunion Surf & Music Trip to Bundoran June 2017

You promised you’d return sometime- & bring your friends. This is the perfect opportunity!   Join us in Donegal for Bundoran’s best summer week of surf and music! The amazing Sea Sessions Festival is celebrated as Ireland’s friendliest and fun music festival, and the unique backdrop of the Wild Atlantic

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Washington State Consortium Project a great success

It was a first for the Washington State Consortium of Community Colleges Study Abroad (WCCCSA)- a two-week program with us here in Ireland. The program spanned a timeline from stone-age to modern Ireland, and included several components, history, culture, arts, civil rights, peace studies and lots of great field trips.

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