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Health & Healthcare in Dublin, 2026
Week 1 - From Sunday June 21st
SUNDAY 21ST
MORNING
Airport pickup
AFTERNOON
Welcome lunch and talk followed by local neighborhood 'survival' shopping
EVENING
Free - Big Pond office open late
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MONDAY 22ND
MORNING
Welcome to Dublin Orientation + UK ETA Process
At Carmichael House
AFTERNOON
Walking tour
Meet at Highfield House reception, 1pm
EVENING
Welcome Dinner at Market Bar, 14A Fade St, Dublin
6pm
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TUESDAY 23RD
MORNING
Class 9am-12pm
Carmichael House
AFTERNOON
Trinity College Dublin & Book of Kells
Meet at 1:45pm at Trinity College Gate, College Green
EVENING
Free
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WEDNESDAY 24TH
MORNING
Class 9am-12pm
Carmichael House
AFTERNOON
Airfield Estate.
A mission to get Dublin eating and living healthily. Tour of estate incl. why this mission is necessary in Ireland. Includes cooking afternoon with Irish ingredients, local food expert
Meet at Highfield House at 12:45pm - tram to Airfield
EVENING
Free
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THURSDAY 25TH
ALL DAY Trip to Galway for the Promoting Wellbeing through Equity: Social and Structural Determinants of Health Conference
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FRIDAY 26TH
MORNING
Free
AFTERNOON
Free
EVENING
Abbey Theatre Show
"The Whiteheaded Boy"
Leave Highfield House at 6:30pm. Tram to Abbey
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SATURDAY 27TH
MORNING
Howth Visit (Dublin's Seaside!)
Meet at 10am, Highfield House. Tram to Connolly. Dart to Howth
AFTERNOON
Howth Visit (Dublin's Seaside)
EVENING
Free
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SUNDAY 28TH
MORNING
Free
AFTERNOON
Free
EVENING
Free
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Week 2 - From Monday June 29th
MONDAY 29TH
MORNING
Class 9am-12pm
Carmichael House
AFTERNOON
Free
EVENING
Free
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TUESDAY 30TH
MORNING
Dep for Northern Ireland at
7:30am, HH
Visiting Stormont, the N. I. Assembly
10am
AFTERNOON
Queens University, Centre for Public Health
1:30pm
EVENING
Check in and dinner, Sheep View Hostel
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WEDNESDAY 1ST
MORNING
Giants Causeway
9:15am
Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge
11:30am
AFTERNOON
Lunch and free time in Belfast
EVENING
Depart Belfast for Dublin
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THURSDAY 2ND
MORNING
Class 9am-12pm
Carmichael House
AFTERNOON
Free
EVENING
Free
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FRIDAY 3RD
MORNING
Class 9am-12pm
Carmichael House
AFTERNOON
'Secret Street's Tour', led by former homeless people
Tour start 2pm. Leave directly from Carmichael House
EVENING
Free
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SATURDAY 4TH
MORNING
Free
AFTERNOON
Free
EVENING
Free
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SUNDAY 5TH
MORNING
Free
AFTERNOON
Free
EVENING
Free
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Week 3 - From Monday June 6th
MONDAY 6th
MORNING
Visit and guest speaker: Dr Eunice Philips From School of Population Health, RCSI. 'Population-level intervention design for undeserved groups'
AFTERNOON
Site visit to Community Health Organization - Pavee Point (Advocacy group for the 'Pavee' [Irish Travellers] and Roma people - ethnic minority groups)
Leave Highfield House 1:30pm (visit is from 2:30pm - 3:30 pm)
EVENING
Free
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TUESDAY 7TH
MORNING
Class 9am-12pm
Carmichael House
AFTERNOON
Visit to the Guinness Storehouse
Leave Highfield House 1:15pm. Tour starts 2pm
2pm
EVENING
Free
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WEDNESDAY 8TH
MORNING
Class 9am-12pm
Carmichael Centre
AFTERNOON
Visit to EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum
Meet at Highfield House 1pm. Visit booked for 2pm
EVENING
Free
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THURSDAY 9TH
MORNING
Visit and guest speaker: "Mental Health Policy in Ireland" at Mental Health Ireland
AFTERNOON
Free
EVENING
Free
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FRIDAY 10TH
MORNING
Class 9am-12pm
Carmichael House
AFTERNOON
Free
EVENING
Farewell Dinner
Location TBD
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SATURDAY 11TH
MORNING
Depart Highfield House for airport
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