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MU and Kildare County Council to host 'Brigid’s Worlds' conference
This September, Maynooth University and Kildare County Council are uniting to host the ‘Brigid’s Worlds’ conference. Taking place on September 13 and 14, the conference will bring together leading academic experts on St Brigid for the first time in nearly two decades, offering a unique opportunity to investigate the historical origins of St Brigid and her Church of Kildare.
Thursday, 08 August 2024
University sector needs major investment in Budget 2019
Méadú €130m sa bhunmhaoiniú reatha ag teastáil chomh maith le méadú €104m san infheistíocht chaipitiúil.
Thursday, 05 July 2018
Geography journal founded and edited by Maynooth Professor ranked first in global index
Dialogues in Human Geography, founded by Professor Rob Kitchin, named as highest impact geography journal in ISI rankings.
Monday, 02 July 2018
International activists meet at Maynooth University to share ideas to tackle inequality at 2018 World Community Development Conference
Poverty and marginalisation are deeply rooted and change will not happen overnight — but tangible results will be realised in time, with the right interventions, according to Anastasia Crickley, former head of the Department of Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University, speaking at the 2018 World Community Development Conference.
Monday, 25 June 2018
Maynooth University honours special guests at 21st birthday Summer Soirée
Aitheantas tugtha don stiúrthóir scannán, Lenny Abrahamson, don fhile Michael Longley agus d’Eimear Quinn, céimí de chuid Ollscoil Mhá Nuad, cumadóir agus amhránaí, as an obair chultúrtha atá déanta acu in Éirinn agus thar lear.
Saturday, 16 June 2018
Conflict resolution work of ICLRD recognised at Presidential Reception
Maynooth University’s International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) has been recognised for conflict resolution work at a special event celebrating the pursuit of peace and reconciliation at Áras an Uachtaráin by President Michael D. Higgins.
Thursday, 14 June 2018
‘Stacking the Coffins’: A stark reminder of how influenza decimated young lives
Dr Ida Milne’s new book, ‘Stacking the Coffins, Influenza, War and Revolution in Ireland 1918-19,’ looks back on the Irish experience of the worst influenza pandemic the world has ever known.
Wednesday, 06 June 2018
Maynooth University ranked 80th in top Young Universities in the world
Tá a háit coinnithe ag Ollscoil Mhá Nuad i measc an 100 ollscoil is fearr ar domhan faoi 50 bliain d’aois, agus an t-ochtódú háit bainte amach aici sa rangú is déanaí atá déanta ag Times Higher Education (THE) ar ollscoileanna óga.
Wednesday, 06 June 2018
Professor John Coolahan RIP
Is cúis mhór bhróin í do phobal Ollscoil Mhá Nuad a chloisteáil go bhfuil an tOllamh John Coolahan, iar-Ollamh le hOideachas in Ollscoil Mhá Nuad, imithe ar shlí na fírinne.
Tuesday, 05 June 2018
Deputy Governor Donnery: Rationale for setting a positive Countercyclical Capital Buffer is compelling
Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Ireland, argues that the case in favour of setting a positive Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) sufficiently early in the economic cycle, to build in resilience and mitigate pro-cyclicality in a downturn, is compelling.
Thursday, 31 May 2018
International Maynooth University students win prestigious RSA Student Design Award
Students studying in the Department of Design take top prize in the Hygienic Home category with a design that helps older people maintain their independence.
Tuesday, 29 May 2018