CAMPUS & GETTING HERE
Located in the heart of Ireland’s oldest university town, we are just 25 kilometres from the city of Dublin.
STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
Approximately 1,200 students live on campus. The main campus accommodation is situated just a short walk to all lecture, sports and recreational facilities on the North Campus.
Currently 50% of all campus accommodation is reserved for new first year students. The average annual cost of living in Student Residences on campus runs from between €5000 to €6500 depending on choice of room and facilities.
The online booking system opens for first years, who have a CAO offer for Maynooth University, within a few working days of Round 1 CAO offers – usually in Mid-August (date will be confirmed once we know when CAO offers will be made – check website for details). This is a first come first served process, which allows you to choose the room type you want within the budget you have planned. A booking fee of €500 will be payable online on the booking day to secure the room.
Entrance Scholars (over 575 points) have the option of residing on campus (normal charges apply).
HOME FINDER SERVICE
There are many off-campus accommodation options available close to the University, both in Maynooth and surrounding towns.
We offer these off-campus accommodation options, exclusively to registered MU students on the online platform
IRISH LANGUAGE ACCOMMODATION / SCÉIM CHÓNAITHE
We reserve rooms on campus in the Scéim Chónaithe where students have the opportunity to use the Irish Language as their day-to-day language and can get involved in Irish cultural events and activities.
SHORT-STAY OR OCCASIONAL ACCOMMODATION
Maynooth Campus Conference & Accommodation offers short-stay or occasional bookings.
SPORTS FACILITIES INCLUDE
> Sports halls
> Fitness centre
> Fully equipped gym
> Weights room
> Changing rooms
> Floodlit natural turf playing fields
> Floodlit all-weather playing pitch
The sports halls host activities including basketball, fencing, karate and archery. Weekly aerobics and circuit training sessions also take place in the sports halls.
The outdoor playing fields cater for Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, camogie and rugby. The nearby River Liffey plays host to the canoe and kayak club. Walking, golf or horse riding are options at the nearby Carton Estate.
Plans are currently underway to significantly enhance student sporting facilities.
CAFÉS AND DINING ON CAMPUS
> POP – Arts Building
> Urban Square – Phoenix Building
> Pickle – John Hume Building
> Starbucks @ JP's – The Library
> Students' Union Bar – North Campus
> Pugin Hall – St. Patrick's House on the South Campus
LIBRARY
The Library is centrally located at the heart of the campus, offering a wide range of study and social facilities including an in-house café, laptop lending and WiFi throughout.
The Library is an eco-friendly building with a seeded roof and a range of technologies that minimise its impact on the environment.
With access to over 850,000 ebooks, 95,000 ejournals, 300 databases and over 460,000 print publications, we can help you to make the most of your time in Maynooth. We also have a range of study areas, laptop lending, lots of PCs for student use and group study and seminar rooms fully equipped with AV facilities.
Taking time out from study is easy too with lots of spaces in which to relax including our Starbucks Café, an Exhibition space, touch tables and a landscaped atrium.
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TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY AND INNOVATION (TSI BUILDING)
Our new academic building, which opened in summer 2022, forms part of a wider plan to modernise and expand the Arts and Science buildings on the Maynooth University campus and accommodate the rapidly growing student population at Maynooth University.
The building is designed to deliver core teaching and learning infrastructure to accommodate curricular flexibility and innovation, and to support the research base to face fundamental societal challenges.
TRAVELLING TO MAYNOOTH
BY CAR OR TRAIN FROM DUBLIN
BY BUS FROM DUBLIN
TRAIN SERVICES
Maynooth lies on the Western Commuter Line, which serves the four Dublin city centre stations: Pearse Street Station, Tara Street, Connolly Station and Docklands. It also serves thirteen other suburban stations: Drumcondra, Broombridge, Pelletstown, Ashtown, Navan Road Parkway, Castleknock, Coolmine, Clonsilla, Hansfield, Dunboyne, M3 Parkway, Leixlip Confey and Leixlip Louisa Bridge. The new Luas Broombridge Interconnector links Maynooth to the Red and Green Luas Lines.
The Sligo train line passes through Maynooth to Dublin via Collooney, Ballymote, Boyle, Carrick-on-Shannon, Dromod, Longford, Edgeworthstown, Mullingar, Enfield and Kilcock.
DIRECT BUS LINKS TO THE CAMPUS
Maynooth is well served by the Dublin Bus C-Spine route network. Buses depart from the city centre and run frequent services to Maynooth. A range of bus operators organise daily and weekly coach services to the campus.
Routes may change. Contact transport operators for the most up-to-date information.
Open Days Friday 25th November 2022 Saturday 26th November 2022
CAO Information Evening Wednesday 11th January 2023
Spring Open Day Saturday 22nd April 2023
Summer Open Day Saturday 24th June 2023
Information Day for School Principals Tuesday 12th September 2023 and Guidance Counsellors
Campus Tours Contact admissions@mu.ie
Schools’ Liaison We offer a range of in-person and virtual information events to our education partners.
Open Days Friday 25th November 2022 Saturday 26th November 2022
CAO Information Evening Wednesday 11th January 2023
Spring Open Day Saturday 22nd April 2023
Summer Open Day Saturday 24th June 2023
Information Day for School Principals and Guidance Counsellors Tuesday 12th September 2023
Campus Tours Contact admissions@mu.ie
Schools’ Liaison We offer a range of in-person and virtual information events to our education partners