Early Bird Registration Sale ENDS January 17!
If you have a question you think others will also have, and would like it to be included, please email or send message via WhatsApp to Michele or Margot.
Now! Or very soon. The Earlybird Deadline is January 17. After that there are no more sales. Final deadline to register is June 13. The sooner the better so that you can be included in any reservations we will make or have made, and coordinate with others on a place to stay.
There are both Aldi and Lidl grocery stores nearby. You can take a bus to Lidl from The Stables. There is the "Castletroy Spar Deli, Coffee and Supermarket"(link to GoogleMaps with photos) near the Castletroy Park hotel which has snacks, food, some beer/wine and toiletries. It's a little more expensive than a grocery store with far fewer choices. For a grocery store, it's easiest to take a taxi. There are some snacks and drinks available for purchase in the campus store located near The Stables, too.
Light supper in Ireland is a less heavy meal (but still filling...the welcome reception's light supper in 2024 & 2025 included beef stew, seafood chowder and/or fish and chips served at stations (and two vegetarian options--flatbread or vegan stew). Dinner is a multi-course affair that we enjoy at the era dinner!
Read this information, prepared for us by our amazing Irish alumni: https://uwpiaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/UWPIAA-Welcome-Irish-Info.pdf
Do you have it??? YES! Bring it! We can message the other ROTW casts to do the same and REALLY take a walk down memory lane!!!
No. You do not have to book your optional activities when you register. Our cast has chosen to attend the Monday day tour to the Cliffs of Moher together, so please add this to your registration if you want to go. You can modify your registration with the link in your confirmation email at any point until those things close or they become full. Cliffs of Moher tours are likely to sell out earlier than the others. The system will show the number remaining on the registration page when 90% have sold.
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!!! There is nothing quite like the energy of an Uppie reunion. The longer format allows time for deeper discussions, hanging out with your closest friends and getting to better know those you did not spend time with on the road. Bus travel for activities and meals also offers opportunities to meet others from different eras. Other 91 casts will have a significant presence, as usual, and we will be able to spend time with them, as well. It's an absolute "fill your cup" week; seeing those who knew you "way back when", sharing about what's happened since, and strengthening the connections we have kept going over the years. No one will force you to attend anything if you simply need a break, but we will 110% make an effort to be sure everyone has the opportunity to be included.
The activity sign up will have a "warning" when 90% of the tickets are sold. So if no warning is visible, then at least 10% of the tickets remain.
Yes! Some may arrive in Ireland early, others may participate in the Belfast 'Language of Peace" trip, and several cast members are discussing traveling in Ireland together after Alumni Week!
If you fly out on Monday, you should book a night at the Park Inn by Radisson Shannon Airport. You literally walk across the car park to the airport.
Please schedule your flights out of Dublin to be late in the day on Sunday, July 26 or on Monday, July 27. It is a 2.5-3 hour bus ride from Limerick to Dublin airport, and you need to arrive at the airport 3 hours prior to your flight. There are several hotels near the Dublin airport that provide 24/7 free shuttle service to the airport. I can recommend The Courtyard by Marriott and The Clayton Hotel (but I preferred the Marriott).
Some people did take their bus from Limerick after the Saturday night Survival Band Dance Party at midnight directly to the airport to fly out on a 6 am Sunday flight, but that isn't recommended!
Parking's not guaranteed and Mary (Events Chair) discourages folks having cars during the week.
That said, it's summer, so not as full everywhere as during the year.
Here are two resources:
Map with public parking: https://www.ul.ie/media/22919/download?inline
University info on parking: https://www.ul.ie/buildings/parking
It is possible to check in at the university after hours, yes. They have a sign posted outside each reception building with the information about how to proceed (you need to call or text a number to get a Security Guard to let you in). It will not be possible to pick up registration materials outside of registration times, however. If you're arriving on Sunday and don't have anything right away on Monday, it will be fine.
YES!! The kids' program is called Legacy Xperience and it's led by our very own Walter Belcher! The program is a full 6 days, kind of like a mini-UWP week experience, with cultural experiences, music, dancing, community service, tons of fun, and more! They perform on stage during the Era Show on Friday night. The program is for kids 7 to 21 years old, and they are split into 3 different groups. Margot's daughter participated in it in 2024 and said she had a great time! They keep improving the program, too. The leaders are almost all alumni who both traveled 2010 - 2019 and most also worked in Camp Up with People. They work hard to make sure they have leaders who speak all the languages represented in the young students. Learn more about it here. Some of the country alumni groups have started scholarships to help with the cost of participating with Legacy Xperience. If your child wants to attend, but not participate with Legacy, there is a child's registration rate for under 12. Be aware that there will be no "childcare" available outside of the Legacy programme.
Yes! They can register to attend AAW, also, or they don't have to if they don't want to attend any AAW event. (Note: anyone without both name badge and wrist band will not be admitted to AAW events.) If your kids participate in Legacy Xperience, then they can purchase a ticket just for the Friday evening performance, but that is the only exception to Era Show only ticket purchases. We've had a few sets of grandparents attend just for this purpose over the last two years!
Each apartment has a main door that opens onto a hallway. The hallway has doors that auto-close along it: one door leads to the kitchen/lounge area, and the other doors lead into the private bedrooms (either 4 or 6 bedrooms total). Each bedroom has a US full-sized/European double bed and a small bathroom and shower (hanging toiletry bag recommended). Each apartment may have only 2 "couples" or people sharing a room. That means a 4-bedroom may have 6 people maximum, and a 6-bedroom may hold 8 people and no more. The bedrooms are all booked for one length of stay, so check dates with your possible apartment-mates so you arrive and leave the same day.
These are different depending on if you are asking about registration, day tours, on campus housing, etc. Check this link to learn all the details.