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Pictured cheap last minute plane tickets with Ireland's First Secretary Jane Connelley (front ) are l-r Pat Wright cultural enablement officer cheap last minute plane tickets from Irish in Birmingham, and apprentices Shannon Collins, cheap last minute plane tickets from Wordsley, Dudley and Ryan Taylor, from Fallings Park, Wolverhampton.
And to give them a taste of what to expect the apprentices met Ireland's First Secretary in London, Jane Connelly, when they visited the Irish Centre cheap last minute plane tickets in Digbeth, Birmingham, this week, to learn more about the Emerald Isle.
Among the group looking forward to the experience are Shannon Collins, 21, from Wordsley, who is on a retail apprenticeship and 19-year-old cheap last minute plane tickets Ryan Taylor, who is on an administration apprenticeship with Wolverhampton Community Safety Partnership.
Ryan Taylor, from Wolverhampton, said: "It was very useful going along to the Irish Centre and meeting the First Secretary. It made me realise a lot more about the Ireland's culture and was good preparation for this trip.
Most of the apprentices chosen to go on the trip are working in, administration, childcare and retail and will work in related businesses in Cork as part of the exchange which runs from February 17 to March 2.