Ireland provides a warm welcome to visitors from all over the world and offers a wonderful environment in which to learn English. It is a beautiful island with a strong cultural and historical tradition. Visitors often enjoy its beautiful landscape, with its green unspoilt countryside and magnificent coastline and are often amazed by the huge diversity in Irish landscape. Yes, it does rain but this is partly why Ireland truly is so green and beautiful. Ireland really does have something to offer everybody.

English is the first language in Ireland. In Dublin it is spoken with a very neutral and easy to understand accent. This makes Ireland one of the most attractive places in the world to study English. Education and the skills of communication have always been highly valued.

Ireland has produced some of the greatest writers in the English Language. These include Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, WB Yeats and Seamus Heaney. The Irish theatre is among the best in the world. Many of the biggest names in Hollywood, names such as Orson Welles, Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Brendan Gleeson, Colm Meaney, Cillian Murphy,  and Colin Farrell all began their acting careers on the Irish stage.

One of the biggest attractions of Ireland is the people themselves. They are famous for their warm welcome, friendly natures and hospitality. Their wiliness to “have a chat” with almost anybody means that students never stop learning and have constant opportunity to practice speaking. Students often form strong friendships and stay in touch with their Irish families long after they have returned home.