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The academic team blog serves as a multifaceted platform brimming with valuable resources and engaging content.

Within its virtual pages, readers can discover expert English language tips to enhance their communication skills, insightful movie reviews that stimulate thought and discussion, immersive explorations of Irish history that unveil the richness of the past, and an assortment of additional captivating topics designed to inform, entertain, and inspire.

Studying in Ireland – The Challenge of Hiberno-English

Studying in Ireland - The Challenge of Hiberno-English The two most spoken forms of English are British and American English. They are largely the same, with some minor differences in ...

Our teacher Edia (third from the left) with her students outside the erstwhile offices of the Evening Telegraph.

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ISI and James Joyce’s Dublin I

Our teacher Edia (third from the left) with her students outside the erstwhile offices of the Evening Telegraph. If you’re a James Joyce fan and are planning on travelling to ...

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EXAM TIPS: SPEAKING

With English examinations perpetually around the corner, whether it’s your end of term assessment or your in-house Trinity examination — or perhaps you’re even going for Cambridge FCE, CAE, CPE, ...

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EXAM TIPS: WRITING (II)

Adverbs, Adverbs, Adverbs... With English examinations perpetually around the corner, whether it’s your end of term assessment or your in-house Trinity examination — or perhaps you’re even going for Cambridge ...

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EXAM TIPS: WRITING (I)

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Alternative Speaking Practice – TTRPGs

Finding new and interesting ways to practise your speaking skills while you study can be a challenge. Fear not, TTRPGs exist, and there are plenty to choose from. “What is ...

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Love learning, love ISI: Grá ag foghlaim, grá ISI (Love the Irish Language)

Did you know that Grá (pronounced “ggrawh”) is the Irish word for love, darling, or sweetheart? French might be deemed the language of love, but we think Irish could give ...

Fig. 1. Our ISI Summer Camp for Teenagers is hosted at Belvedere College., S.J., in Great Denmark St., Dublin. Just a “stone’s throw” from O’Connell St. in Dublin’s city-centre, this prestigious College was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1832.

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The Prestigious School that Hosts ISI’s Summer Camp for Teenagers (Blog Post IV)

James Joyce and Belvedere College (“Blog Post IV”) Fig. 1. Our ISI Summer Camp for Teenagers is hosted at Belvedere College., S.J., in Great Denmark St., Dublin. Just a “stone’s ...

Illustrations by J.D. Williams which purportedly depict The Venus Room and The Diana Room (left to right, respectively) at Belvedere House as it was in 1786: the year Charles Doyle, S.J., told alumnus James Joyce the building was “completed and occupied.”

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The Prestigious School that Hosts ISI’s Summer Camp for Teenagers (Blog Post III)

James Joyce and Belvedere College (“Blog Post III”) Our ISI Summer Camp for Teenagers is hosted at Belvedere College., S.J., in Great Denmark St., Dublin. Just a “stone’s throw” away ...

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Practising your English (Speaking and Listening)

Practising what you learn in class is as important as learning it in class in the first place. For a lot of students, finding the opportunity to practise is an ...