Hi everyone!  Ed here!

Well, as you can see, we’ve got everything up and running, and so we are finally able to get down to the fun stuff!  As many of you know, we will begin the sign-ups for our first two trips of the semester this Sunday evening at 7:00 PM in the Arts Block, Theatre 1. The trips will be Glendalough and Galway. Please be advised that you must pay for each trip at sign-up! Please try to have the exact amount of money with you.

We will also be showing a film, but we haven’t had time to decide what we will show yet.  Sorry about that!  It’s been a really busy week for us.  We will let you know on Sunday evening. Surprise, surprise

All the best to everyone,  and we look forward to getting another great year for the International Society underway!

Ed

The weekend trip to Galway will be held from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 of October.  We will leave from in front of the Student’s Union at 2:30 PM.  Please don’t be late! The final cost for the trip to Galway is 70 EUR per person.  This includes two nights in the hostel with breakfast and bed linens provided, and the round-trip from Maynooth to Galway and back.  We will leave from the hostel in Galway on Sunday evening at 7:00 PM to come back to Maynooth.   Here are some websites to tell you what there is to do and see in Galway (1, 2).

Also, there are three really great day-trips that you can sign-up for once we arrive at the hostel in Galway: The Aran Islands, Connemara, or The Cliffs of Moher/Burren.  You can sign-up for these excellent day-trips right at the reception desk of the hostel that we will stay at after we arrive.

The facts again:

Where to

Galway

Date

Friday to Sunday, 17—19 October 2008

Departure (bus people)

2:30 pm on Friday from Student’s Union

Departure (train people)

See this post

Return

Leave Galway on Sunday about 7:00 pm

Cost

70 EUR per person

Includes

Transport, accommodation & breakfasts

The day trip to Glendalough will be held on Saturday, October 11.  The bus will be leaving at 10:00 AM from in front of the Student’s Union Building on the North campus.  Please don’t be late!  We will be leaving from Glendalough to come back to the campus between 4:30-5:00 PM.  The bus journey is approximately 1:15h each way.  The total cost of the trip is 10 EUR per person.  Remember, we will have the trip no matter what the weather is, so be prepared in case there is rain!!!

Here are some websites to give you an idea about Gledalough and what it looks like (1, 2, 3).

Also be sure to take a look at the photos from the last trip!

Where to

Glendalough

Date

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Departure

10:00 pm from Student’s Union

Return

Leave Glendalough about 4:30 pm

Cost

10 EUR per person

Includes

Transport

Important

Don’t forget to bring warm and rain proof clothing, and possibly some lunch! Trip will take place no matter what the weather.

Hi everyone! Ed here!

The film this weekend will be Road Trip, the American comedy about a group of university students who travel half way across the country to keep a video tape from getting to one of the guy’s girlfriends! Here’s a link to read about the film. The film will be at 8:00pm, Theatre 2 in the Arts Block, this Sunday evening!

And to answer all the questions about the trip to the botanic gardens, YES, we still have places! You can come to the film this weekend to sign-up! Or, if that’s not a good time for you, you can e-mail or text me at 087 6761959 to meet sometime to sign-up!

That’s all for now! See you at the film!

Ed

Hi everyone! Ed here!

I just wanted to let you all know that we were able to get a bit of extra money from the Student’s Union, so we will be able to have our own bus for the Galway trip! I’ve made the booking for it, and it will leave at 2:00 pm this Friday from in front of the Student’s Union Building! Also, I wanted to mention that we have 2 or 3 spaces still available, so if you’d like to sign-up, let me know very soon!

And one more thing: I hate to bring up money, but there are about 12 people who still need to pay for the Galway trip; I have to collect that money and get it in the bank by Friday morning, or we won’t be able to pay for our bus! Please get in contact with me tomorrow and have the money ready if you haven’t paid yet! If not, I’ll have to cancel your beds at the hostel, and I don’t want to have to do that! I won’t be around tonight because I’m going to a show, but get in touch with me tomorrow! You can ring or text me at 087 6761959.

As for the trip to the botanic gardens, we still have some places left for it. If you’d like to sign-up, contact us and we can arrange a time to meet so you can get on the list and pay!

That’s all for now! If you still need to pay for the trip, get in touch with me as soon as you can on Wednesday!

Ed

The facts again:

Where to

Galway City

Date

Friday to Sunday, 18—20 April 2008

Departure

2:00 pm on Friday from Student’s Union

Return

Back in Maynooth on Sunday about 8:00 pm

Cost

60 EUR per person

Includes

Transport & accommodation