I will begin by announcing that the film this weekend will be Les Poupées Russes (“The Russian Dolls”), which is the sequel to last week’s film! The film begins as usual at 8:00, Theatre 1 in the Arts Block.

As for Cork, thank you very much to everyone that has signed up for the trip! We have 75 people booked for the trip right now! If you are still interested in going to Cork but have not signed-up yet, please contact me as soon as possible! We need to give the hostel the final numbers for our booking very soon, so please don’t wait to contact us! We will have to cut-off the sign-ups Sunday evening!

And also, because there are so many people going on the trip to Cork, we will have to get some of our people to go there by train (advantages: you can leave later than 1 pm. If you are willing to volunteer to go to Cork by train, please contact us about this. We ask that only people that already have a Student Travel Card volunteer for this, as it’s too expensive without it. We will sort out all the details about travel times and prices individually with each person who volunteers to go by train. More details on Sunday at the movie.

Thanks everyone! We’ll see you this weekend!

PS: If you have any photos from the Glendalough trip publicly accessible, please send us the link so we can add it to the Photos page. Thanks!

Further sign-ups for our trip to Cork will be held in the Arts Block in the corridor by the computers on Wednesday and Thursday of this week (24 and 25 October), from 6-7 in the evening. You can come by then and sign-up if you’re interested!

As most of you know, the trip will be held from Friday 9 until Sunday 11 November. We will leave from in front of the Student’s Union at 1:00 pm in the afternoon on Friday, and the bus will pick us up again in Cork on Sunday at 5:00 pm. The bus trip there should take about 3 1/2 hours. The final cost for the trip is 60 EUR, and includes transport, accommodation and breakfasts.

Here are some websites (1, 2) that talk about Cork city and what there is to do there. Spend a few minutes looking at these websites and you’ll have plenty of ideas about how to keep yourself busy while we are there! I highly recommend Blarney Castle and the old City Gaol. There are also lots of pubs with traditional music, and the university is also very nice!

That’s all for now. I look forward to the trip! See you all soon!

The facts again:

Where to

Cork city

Date

Friday to Sunday, 9—11 November 2007

Departure

1:00 pm on Friday from Student’s Union (people on bus), or later … (people on trains)

Return

Back in Maynooth on Sunday about 8:30 pm

Cost

60 EUR per person

Includes

Transport, accommodation & breakfasts

I would like to thank everyone who went to Glendalough with us for making it such a great and successful day! 79 people went on the trip, making it the largest trip the International Society has ever done! I hope you all enjoyed yourselves there. We were lucky to have such good weather!

Please be sure to check out the Photos tab to see all the great pics that Floz took! You’ll also find the group picture there.

If you have any pictures yourself that are publicly available on the web and you would like to share them, please send us a link so we can put it on the photos page as well.

Just a few things about the trip to Glendalough so that everyone knows what to expect when we are there. Since we will be there most of the day, you might want to pack a small lunch for yourself. However, there is a hotel with a nice bar and restaurant if want to buy something to eat. They also have a visitors centre with all the usual things, like post cards and souveniers. Also, remember to dress warm and be ready in case it rains! We will be getting the bus from in front of the Student’s Union this Sunday at 10:00 AM sharp. Don’t be late!

Concerning the trip to Cork, the final price has been set at 60 EUR per person. As mentioned before, the dates are Nov. 9 to Nov. 11. We will post when sign-ups will begin and all the details about the trip here in the next couple of days. Please be sure to check back to this awesome web page We would like to use it as the main way to get information out to you.

 
Last, we will be showing the film L’Auberge Espagnole as our first film of the semester. It will be in Theatre 1 in the Arts Block, 8:00 PM start-time on Sunday evening, after the trip. All film related announcements will be posted here on the Activities page.

Thanks to everyone who has signed up for the trip to Glendalough! It should be a really good time! Pray for good weather! See you all there!

We are pleased to announce that we have made the provisional booking for our trip to Cork!

We will hold the trip from Friday, Nov. 9 to Sunday, Nov. 11.  The price for the trip has not been determined yet, but we will let you know the final cost within the next few days.  We estimate that it will be around 60 Euro per person, and this will include the round- trip on the bus and two nights accommodation in the hostel (breakfast is included).

As usual, the bus will pick us up from in front of the Students’ Union Building on the North Campus (that’s in front if Juicee Lucee, for those who don’t know) sometime in the early afternoon on Friday, usually around 1 o’clock.  The bus trip then will take about 3 1/2 hours, giving us most of the evening in Cork on friday to relax, have dinner, and go out on the town for a few drinks!

We will return to Maynooth on Sunday evening.  The bus will pick us up again in Cork sometime in the early evening.  The exact details, departure times and price will be set and announced later when all final arrangements are made.  We will also post some websites you can visit to show you what there is to see and do while visiting Cork!  More to come later!