We are the Mooney Coffey family, made up of myself (mother) and my husband Shane, and our two children, Harvey (age 20) Haven (Age 13). I work as a Design manager for an Interior Architecture practice, and Shane works as an Architectural Technologist for an Architectural practice. Harvey works in a nursing home, Haven is in 1st year in secondary school, and plays GAA and soccer. As a family, we spend all of our spare time together, either cooking and baking, or going to the parks and playgrounds at weekends. We love to cook and bake. I lived in Italy (Rimini) during the summers, when I was much younger, so we cook a lot of Italian food and desserts, as pasta is part of our diet. Shane makes pizzas by hand, and I make lasagna, bolognese, arrabiata and tiramisu alot. We love spicy food. Shane plays a guitar a little, as he was in a band when he was a teenager, and he is teaching Haven how to play Guitar and Piano (we have an electric piano and several small guitars in the house). We live in a 4 bedroom, semi-detached house in Swords, North County Dublin, close to the airport. Our area is quiet, and close to St. Finians school (10 minutes by foot). We are close to Applewood Village and where there are shops, and a fitness gym with swimming pool. We live on the bus route to the Main Street, where there is a shopping mall & cinema, and on the bus route to the city centre. We are excited to have a new student come to join our family, as we know that it will be another good experience for our children, and also for us. We love to play board games in the evenings, watch movies or go to the park / beach when the weather is permitting.We have many years of experience in hosting Italian, Spanish, French, German and Japanese students, and have learned a lot along the way, especially about their native cuisines. We love to cook dishes from around the world, having been well travelled ourselves also. We look forward to sharing a memorable experience with our next students. We remain in contact with all of our past students, most of whom stayed with us for the academic year, attending a local school.
Host family children
Male 20 Yrs, 8 Mths
Computer Games, Gym
Female 13 Yrs, 5 Mths
Soccer, Art, Gaelic Football, Computer Games
Parent/Guardian 1
Occupation: Interior Architect
Parent/Guardian 2
Occupation: Architect
What's Included
No other children of same nationality
Activities with the host-family or in local camps
Trip Insurance
Double-Vetted Host Families
24/7 Famworld Support
Optional airport transfers
Family interests
Cinema
Amenities
Own Room
Non Smoking
Pet - 3 indoor/outdoor cats and 1 outdoor cat (stray that we feed)
WIFI
Garden
Bedrooms 4
Bathrooms 3
Diet
Reach out to the MOONEY Family before booking your trip.
€ 81/night
Academic
Don't worry, you will add activities next before booking.