The Emerald Coast Meets the Emerald Isle

Most college students who travel to Ireland come back with tales of castles visited and pints of Guinness drunk. Few return home debating whether the highlight of the trip was having an audience with the Irish prime minister or getting notes from a director with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

AdventureLucy Mashburn24 March 20172016 Issue, Tori Phelps, Ireland, Connemara Life, The Emerald Isle, University of West Florida, UWF Irish Experience Program, University of West Florida Irish Experience Program, David Steele, Nick Rhyne, Aubrie Offerdahl, Emerald Coast, Florida, Study Abroad, Howard Reddy, Office of Community Engagement, Charles Houghton, Carlow Arts Festival, Dr. Brendan Kelly, Carlow Little Theatre, Carlow College, Irish Experience Program, Students, Studying, University, Laundry and Bourbon, Lone Star, George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Sam Osheroff, James McLure, Festival of Writing and Ideas, Vivienne Guinness, Guinness, Dublin, Enda Kenny, Irish Prime Minister, County Donegal, Western Ireland, Dancing at Lughnasa, Brian Friel, Donnacadh O'Briain, Abbey Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, David King, VISUAL, Catherine Ryan, Croagh Patrick, David Ives, All in the Timing, Kevin F. O'Malley, Royal Irish Academy of Music, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Artist, Art, Creative, Music, Theatre, Plays, Writing, Expanding, Experience, Culture

A Tradition of Art and Education

The Clifden Arts Festival will shortly be celebrating its fortieth birthday, and it has been getting bigger and better each year.