Maynooth
Major DART expansion set to begin construction in 2024

Major DART expansion set to begin construction in 2024

The DART+ West project will extend the network to west of Maynooth and to Meath. A major expansion to the Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) service is set to begin construction in 2024, with planning permission being submitted later this week. Iarnród Éireann confirmed that a Railway Order for DART+ West is set to be […]

3 years ago

Maynooth University to provide accommodation for 20 returning healthcare workers

Maynooth University to provide accommodation for 20 returning healthcare workers

A brilliant gesture from Maynooth University. Maynooth University has announced that it will provide accommodation for 20 healthcare workers returning to Ireland to help in the fight against Covid-19. The university has said that, with additional funding from private companies, it will provide 20 campus rooms for healthcare workers to self-isolate in for the requisite […]

6 years ago

Gardaí investigating attempted carjacking incident in Dublin

Gardaí investigating attempted carjacking incident in Dublin

Several parked cars were crashed into during the same incident. On Friday night (25 October), Gardaí in Lusk in County Dublin were alerted about a car driving dangerously in the area. Following a number of enquiries by investigating Gardaí, they discovered that the car in question had been stolen during a burglary in Maynooth in Kildare, on […]

6 years ago

NUI Maynooth Law Department apologises for tweet sent to student

NUI Maynooth Law Department apologises for tweet sent to student

The tweet has since been deleted. The Law Department of NUI Maynooth has apologised for tweet it sent to a student on Saturday evening. Asked by a student about an exam timetable which saw two major exams take place one day after another, the account responded: “First, we don’t make the timetable. Second, assuming you […]

7 years ago

Iarnród Éireann announce plans for expanded and altered services for Christmas

Iarnród Éireann announce plans for expanded and altered services for Christmas

Iarnród Éireann has today announced an expansion of its services for the month of December. The proposed timetable alterations will enter effect from 9 December 2018, subject to the approval of the National Transport Authority. According to a statement from Irish Rail, this is the purpose of the changes: A significant increase in the number […]

8 years ago

Ant and Dec caused quite a stir when they turned up to film in Maynooth today

Ant and Dec caused quite a stir when they turned up to film in Maynooth today

A nice surprise for all the students currently studying for exams right now. Fresh from their big win at the BAFTAs at the weekend, much-loved Saturday Night Takeaway hosts Ant and Dec were back at the coalface on Tuesday, taking a load of NUI Maynooth students by surprise while they were at it. They weren’t […]

9 years ago