500 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARRIVE AT CITY DOCKS

Date Published: 31-Aug-2012

Over 500 international students have docked in Galway from a cruise ship and are now touring Galway and Mayo.

The group is from the Semester At Sea programme and Ireland is the first country on the academic voyage itinerary on the Explorer cruise ship.

From here, they'll travel to other destinations including England, Belgium, Portugal, Spain and Morocco.

The students began arriving at the city docks at 8 this morning.