Hi everyone! Ed here!

I hope all of you have had a nice time at home during the holidays! I also never had the opportunity to say thank you all for making it such a great semester! It was one of the best we’ve ever had, and I’m so glad that everything went so well and that so many people participated in Society events. Thank you all for making it such a great success and an excellent semester; without your participation, the Society wouldn’t have been the great success that it has been. It has made all the work worth it, and I thank you all for making it so great.

As for this semester, we’ve got the first trip planned and booked! We’re just waiting to hear back from the Bus company so we can announce the final prices! The trip is the Ring of Kerry Tour, and the dates are Feb 22-24! We will leave in the early afternoon of Friday 22 and return in the late evening on Sunday 24. Here are some websites that will show you what there is to see and do down there (1, 2, 3).

What our trip will include is this: 2 nights in a very good hostel in Killarney, free breakfast and wireless internet included! Our bus driver will also be staying with us to take us on the actual Ring of Kerry Tour on Saturday! The Ring tour lasts all day Saturday, and is one of the best and most breathtaking places in all of Ireland, and is probably the best bus tour in the country. We will then have most of the day in Killarney on Sunday, and start to make our way back to Maynooth in the late afternoon.

The tentative price for the trip is 75 Euro per person for everything! This includes the return bus trip there and back, as well as the actual Ring of Kerry tour on Saturday, and the 2 nights in the hostel with breakfast! A pretty good deal if you ask me! Take a look at Florian’s photos from the trip last year!

We will know the final price very soon, and we will begin sign-ups very soon! And also, for those of you who are here for the full year, I will be giving you the first opportunity to sign-up for the trip! Remember that we can only have a maximum of 54 on the trip, as we will only have 1 bus going on the trip!

That’s all for now, we’ll be in touch again very soon! Thanks again to all that participated in the Society last semester and made it such a great success. And to those who are not coming back for the second semester, thank you for letting us be a part of your experience of Ireland, and it was a pleasure to meet you all; our hope is that we’ve been able to make your time here more memorable, and hopefully your memories of the trips and the friends you’ve made will be some of your best that you have from your time here. Remember us, remember me, and always remember what I hope you will all come to think of as one of the best experiences of your life. Thanks…

Ed

Hi everyone,

Floz here. Just a quick note to show we’re still alive Hope you all had a nice holiday break and that the exams are running smoothely. If you’re new here, or you will come here shortly, do not hesitate to pop us an email (see contact).

If you’re worried about finding a place to live (if your on-campus accomodation is not already sorted out), don’t worry, there’s plenty of places to stay in Maynooth, and the room-sharing market is always dynamic (so there’s always vacancies). Usually within a week of arriving here you will have found a suitable place to stay!

Until then, you can stay at (fairly) affordable prices in the Maynooth Campus Accomodation. This is what most people do. Apart from that you can also start having a look at daft.ie — this is pretty much your one-stop-shop for online accomodation advertisments here.

So stay tuned, we’ll be back shortly with more infos regarding upcoming activities and trips,

take care,

Florian

PS: Oh, who we are… Well, basically just a bunch of committed international students that try to help wherever we can to make your stay here as fun (trips, parties and other events), smooth and uncomplicated as possible . More about us here.