June 17, 2026

Arrival in Dublin

We arrived safely in Dublin and are all excited to be here.

This is the sign that hangs above the arrival area in Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport Arrival Lounge.

On our first day, we walked around St. Stephen's Green and on Grafton Street, then had dinner at Sheehan's Pub on Chatham Street.

Ireland Program students standing on the lawn next to the water in St. Stephen's Green.

Ireland Program Study Abroad on St. Stephen's Green.

The week is packed with all kinds of activities. Monday, an architectural tour and a visit to Kilmainham Gaol, on Tuesday, June 16th, Bloomsday, a visit to the Little Museum of Dublin and various Bloomsday events.

Kilmainham Gaol east wing, an example of the panopticon, a prison design that allows guards to view all inmates cells from the central viewing platform.

Ireland Program Students visiting historic Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin where political prisoners were imprisoned and executed after the Easter Rising of 1916.

Student standing next to a woman dressed in Bloomsday attire (Edwardian era) in front of the pub where Leopold Bloom chats with pub owner Davy Bryne in Jame's Joyce's Ulysses.

Jack in front of Davy Brynes on Duke Street Bloomsday 2026.

Wednesday, Book of Kells and Trinity College, Thursday, the Abbey Theatre—a tour of the theatre and the play "The White Headed Boy", Friday, a visit from former Dublin City Councilman Andrew Montague and a trip to Sandycove and Joyce Tower. Tune in later this week for our first student travel blog!