Daily Dispatches from Ireland/Northern Ireland

LONDONDERRY — We began our sixth and final day together by checking out of the Maldron Hotel, loading our suitcases […]

LONDONDERRY — Our fifth and final full day started with a panel on the healing process in Northern Ireland and […]

LONDONDERRY — When Nobel Prize–winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney traveled from Belfast north to Londonderry on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1972, […]

BELFAST — During our last day in Belfast we met 10 people, all of whom are an integral part of […]

BELFAST — Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! This morning started bright and early as we prepared for our adventure to Slemish Mountain, once […]

BELFAST — At 8:41 a.m., after a six-hour direct flight, our airplane landed in Dublin. Twelve excited students, Dean Melanie […]

BELFAST – The last day of our trip through Ireland started again with a traditional Irish breakfast in the Europa […]

BELFAST – After another traditional Irish breakfast buffet of eggs, beans and black pudding, we departed Londonderry for Belfast. This […]

LONDONDERRY – Today, our class began exploring tumultuous divisiveness and violence in Londonderry’s recent history — and ended with an […]

LONDONDERRY – On Wednesday morning, we checked out of Gresham Hotel in Dublin, met our bus driver, Kevin, and began our […]

DUBLIN — We started our third day in Ireland at 8:30 a.m. by walking along the south bank of the […]

DUBLIN – After a hearty buffet breakfast of sausages, potatoes, eggs and black and white pudding, we convened in the […]

DUBLIN —  We landed in Ireland at about 7 a.m. Sunday and were greeted by typical Irish fog and a […]