Adults

Our adult programmes are carefully designed to maximise the time you have in Ireland, allowing you to enjoy the magnificent Irish scenery whilst appreciating the depth of our culture and history. It is important to us that every day reveals something different, and you return home with a renewed and lasting appreciation of Ireland and Irish culture. Learning with local experts and academics will compliment the sites you visit and give you a more intimate knowledge of our beautiful, fascinating country.

Enjoying the Kerry scenery: Enjoying the Kerry scenery

Overview
Blogs and Testimonials
Photos and Videos

Overview

Special Interest Programs

Tailor-made programmes to suit varied interests and themes
Family or club groups welcome
Specific themes (eg genealogy / literature / sport etc) or more general cultural & sightseeing programmes.
Groups from 6 upwards
Any location in Ireland North and South.
Hotel, guesthouse / B&B or host family accommodation
Community involvement through home and farm visits or community service component
Expert locally - sourced lecturers and demonstrators

Study tours

Any location in Ireland, North and South.
Groups from 12 people upwards
Tailor made programmes or suggested themes & itineraries
Hotel or guesthouse / B&B accommodation
Accompanied by a fully trained Irish on-site co-ordinator who will lead and attend to the group.
Academic focus with expert lecturers sourced from local universities & third level instutions
Community involvement through home and farm visits or community service component
Information and welcome packs supplied including maps

Blogs and Testimonials

"An Introduction to Ireland" 2010

5 Aug 2010 - 11:58am

Participants from the recent Eil Visit Ireland Road Scholar "An Introduction to Ireland" tell us about their experience of the programs and their opinions.This program had something for everyone from a night at the Abbey Theatre, a field trip around the majestic Ring of Kerry to various talks on lectures on a range of topics related to Ireland such as " An Introduction to Ireland and Irish history"

"The Story of Ireland: People, Culture and Landscape" Road Scholar 2008

30 Jul 2010 - 11:51am

From an exclusive evening of private dining in Galway's Glenloe Abbey, to a visit of a local school to a night walk along the walls of the historic Derry, the participants of this program share with us their experience and opinions of the whole journey and the program itself.

'Discover the West of Ireland' Program 2009

29 Jul 2010 - 10:58am

The 2009 participants of "Discover the West of Ireland" share with you their experience and the opinions of the program and the Emerald Isle. From spending a day on Inis Mor, discovering the delights of Dublin city to talks with an Irish- Anglo literature expert this program offered a vast variety of activities to its participants.

"Best of Ireland" 2010

26 Jul 2010 - 4:10pm

Recent particpants on EIL Visit Ireland Road Scholar 'Best of Ireland' programme share their impressions of Ireland and of the programme. Among the activities they took part in were having dinner with Irish families in county Kerry, walking on the Burren with a local expert and discovering Galway and Dublin in the company of a historian and writer.

Study Abroad Can Evoke Strong Emotions

8 Feb 2010 - 1:08pm

I was delighted to have a case study that I wrote about an EIL academic field trip published as a guest blog on the US based website Facultyled.com. Facultyled.com is the leading website for faculty and study abroad professionals interested in developing, marketing, and maintaining faculty-led study abroad. It provides information and resources about study abroad and international travel.

Discovering Northern Ireland

30 Apr 2009 - 3:31pm

‘... This trip has changed my life and has challenged me greatly. I have learned so much' (UCC Department of Government student after taking part in an EIL Field trip to Belfast)

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