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The National College of Ireland in Dublin Docklands, right in the heart of the city and about ten minutes' walk from Temple Bar and the main attractions. Lessons, accommodation and activities all take place on the campus.

20 lessons every week, which is 15 hours of classroom instruction, taught by the centre's qualified native-speaker teachers. An online placement test before departure puts every student in the right class.

Classes average 13 students, with a maximum of 18.

Our group is for students aged 12 to 17. The centre itself takes a slightly wider range, so there will be some students older than 17 on site from other groups. Students are grouped with others their own age for classes.

Students are grouped with others their own age for classes, and the placement test sorts them by level as well.

It is an international centre – students come from across Europe and beyond. That is the point of it. English stops being the subject and becomes how you order lunch, argue about football, and make a friend by Wednesday.

Yes. A Bulgarian speaker is available throughout the stay.

In full-board, en-suite accommodation on the NCI campus, in single or twin rooms. Everything takes place within the campus.

Yes. Full board is included, from dinner on the day of arrival to breakfast on the day of departure. The centre also provides a prepaid meal card for excursion days.

Bring it up at the free consultation and we will make sure nothing gets lost.

The centre's published Dublin programme includes 2 full-day excursions – Galway and Howth – and 5 half-day excursions in Dublin: Georgian Walking Tour; St Patrick's Cathedral; St Stephen's Green & Temple Bar; George's Street Arcade & Grafton Street; EPIC Museum. Transport and entry tickets are included, with nothing extra to pay on the day. Excursions are run by local centre staff.

No. The full excursion programme is built into the price – transport and entry tickets included.

Evening and weekend activities are run by the centre's own activity team – talent shows, karaoke, themed discos and movie nights, plus a graduation ceremony at the end. Daytimes outside of lessons and excursions bring cooking, art and games.

On site, the centre. Their staff run the residence, the classes and the activities, and provide a welfare manager responsible for students' wellbeing. Qualified medical staff on site 24 hours a day. From Immersion English, Lenny and Lina meet the group at Dublin Airport and are there for the whole stay.

Flights are booked separately, Lenny and Lina meet the group at Dublin Airport. Airlines set their own rules for younger passengers travelling without an adult, and those rules decide what is possible for your child — so we go through the travel arrangements with every family individually before anything is booked. Bring it up at the free consultation and we will tell you exactly where you stand.

You call Lenny or Lina directly. Being the person parents can ring is a large part of the job, and a Bulgarian speaker is available throughout.

€2,950 for the two weeks, covering tuition, en-suite campus accommodation, full board, the excursion programme and the activities. Flights, airport transfers, insurance and personal spending are separate.

The centre has not published its 2027 start dates yet. As soon as they do we will publish them here and contact anyone who has registered an interest.

2 weeks. One fixed set of dates for the whole group, with no shorter or longer options.

Places are limited and confirmed first come, first served. A deposit holds the place and the balance is due in the spring. The exact deposit and payment dates come from the centre's 2027 terms, which are not published yet, so we will confirm them in writing before you pay anything.

Flights, airport transfers (from €35 each way), travel and medical insurance, and personal spending. A refundable €50 security deposit is collected on arrival.

No. Bulgaria is an EU member state, and Ireland grants free movement to EU citizens for tourism and study stays like this one. No visa is required for Bulgarian passport holders.

No. Flights are booked separately. We send a step-by-step guide with the exact travel dates once the 2027 dates are confirmed, Lenny and Lina meet the group at Dublin Airport.