I trained down there, while there are some bits that are annoying about it, for your MEIR, the 3 guys instructing down there (1 Irish, 1 French, 1 Scot) are brilliant. It's hard to imagine that there would be better instructors elsewhere, I really owe them a lot.
I can't speak for the integrated students, but there's a great atmosphere with the modular students, it's nice and relaxed and you can comfortably sit around just having the craic with everyone