In December of last year, St. Mary's hosted a day for a group of US students from Loyola University's Rome campus led by the Dean of Students Todd Waller, which formed part of a wider programme of visits to several parts of the island of Ireland. The visitors enjoyed the day extremely well and in return offered to reciprocate the experience by hosting a group of our own students over a long weekend in October of this year, on the Rome campus. Consequently Dermot McCartan is leading a group of Year 4 Secondary students on this visit which will last from Thursday 20 October to Sunday 23rd October.