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Maynooth 2013/14
Maynooth in numbers
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20.000 inhabitants
10.000 students
6 pubs
2 campuses
1 castle
25 km from Dublin
1795 establishment of Maynooth University
National University of Ireland,
Maynooth
• Divided in North and South Campus
• New library with great technical features
• Starbucks Shop in the library
•Post office and small grocery store on campus
• Student accommodation on campus
• Gym and swimming pool on campus which are free of
charge for students
• Phoenix restaurant on campus
• Student’s union with own venue and bar
• Awesome orientation week for freshers and
international students
Freetime in Maynooth
• Nightlife
– Nightclubs
– Pubs
• Carton House
• Facilities of the Univeristy
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Gym
Soccer/ Rugby pitch
Sportshall
Swimming pool
• Clubs‘n‘Societies
Freetime in Ireland
• Dublin
– Temple Bar
– Museums
– St. Patrick‘s Day Parade
• All-Ireland
– Wicklow Mountains
– Galway
• Pubs & Cliffs of Moher
– Trips of the International Society
• The Ring of Kerry
• Northern Ireland
Expenses
• Erasmus funds: 200€ each month
• Unlikely to get a room on campus
→ Rent about 100€-150€ per week off campus
• Groceries are more expensive
→ Ask for student discounts
Average expenses: 700€-900€ per month
→ Eventually depends on your lifestyle
Contact Points
• Maynooth Erasmus Facebook Group
• http://www.maynoothstudentpad.ie/Accomm
odation
• http://www.daft.ie/
• http://isaccommodation.com/
• http://www.studentaccommodationmaynooth
.ie/
• Erasmus Coordinator: [email protected]