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Services & Supports
Admissions Office
News Archive
iPOD Competition
David Kennedy (pictured here with Ann Fallon -Schools' Liasion Officer and John McGinnity - Admissions Officer) from the King's Hospital in Palmerstown is the winner of our iPOD competition. Congratulations David!
University Day 2007 - Pictures
Jean Doolan from the Admissions Office seen here manning the desk in the Foyer of the John Hume Building, where all of the talks took place during University Day 2007. Over 600 prospective students visited on the day and were treated to some live traditional music, tours of the campus and a taste of actual lectures from their chosen discipline.
Admissions Officer/Assistant Registrar, John McGinnity, with Eilish Holton(Scoil Dara, Kilcock, Co. Kildare), Sarah McFadden(Scoil Dara, Kilcock, Co. Kildare) and Louise McCarron(Scoil Dara, Kilcock, Co. Kildare).
Emer Sheerin (NUIM Mature Student Support Officer) with Martin Devine (Kells, Co. Meath, mature student applicant) and Michael Harte(Mullingar, mature student applicant).
Krystyna Urban, Ian Russel (NUIM) Paulina Marciniak, Monika Pilczynjska(3 Girls from Poland applying to NUI Maynooth through CAO)
Sean Harper (King's Hospital Palmerstown), Aiveen Kemp (Admissions Office NUIM) and Naomi Scott enjoy the sunshine outside the John Hume Building.
CAO Advisory Evening 2007
National University of Ireland, Maynooth is holding a CAO Advisory Evening at the University on the evening of Wednesday 10th January 2007. This event is being organised for Leaving Certificate applicants and their parents, mature students and non-standard applicants, and will provide an opportunity for them to have all of their questions answered in relation to college entry. The event will take place in the Foyer of the John Hume Building, on the North Campus (entrance Kilcock Road), commencing at 7.30pm and running until 9.30pm. Tea and coffee will be available from 7.00pm.
In addition to focusing on the many issues relating to the CAO applications process, the evening will also include talks and discussions on NUI Maynooth’s programmes in Arts, Engineering, Finance/Business and Science, as well as career choices. There will also be a specific session on the mature student experience.
Further information on this advisory evening, and on admissions and courses at NUI Maynooth, can be had by contacting the Admissions Office:
Tel: 01-708 3822
Fax: 01-708 4614
Email: admissions@nuim.ie
Or visit the University’s web site at www.nuim.ie
Open Day 2006
Open Day 2006 took place on November 24th and 25th in the John Hume Building. Over 2,500 people, from 5th and 6th year students to guidance counsellors and parents, came to visit the college and listen to the various talks on the degrees available here at NUI Maynooth. The Open Days take place on the last Friday and Saturday of November every year. For further information please contact the Admissions Office: 01-7083822 or admissions@nuim.ie
Margaret Madden (Schools Liaison Officer) and John McGinnity (Admissions Officer/Assistant Registrar) eagerly awaiting queries on Admissions to the degree courses here at NUI Maynooth.
Dr James McInerney examines a specimen at the Biology Department Stand.
Visitors to the Open Day are welcomed at the foyer of the John Hume Building
Students from the Chemistry Department giving advice on the course
A visitor to Open Day getting advice from the Economics Department
Some of the NUIM students who helped out at Open Day. Thanks for all your hard work guys!
Guidance Counsellor Information Day - Tuesday 12th September 2006
Click on the following for schedule of the days events; GC Sched 06
Date for Special Entrance Mathematics Exam for Engineering Announced
The exam will take place on August 25th 2006. It is for students who do not obtain the required HC3 in Honours Leaving Certificate Mathematics. Students who have not put Engineering on their list of course choices for CAO can still apply using Vacant Places. Check here for further details on how to apply.
University Day, 29th April 2006
University Day was held on Saturday 29th April and was a great success, and was attended by a wide variety of people. Have a look at the pictures below. For further details please contact the Admissions Office: Tel: 01-708 3822; Fax: 01-708 4614; Email: admissions@nuim.ie
Aiveen from the Admissions Office with David and Joe Cox. The early birds for Universtiy Day. (That's Barbara from the Admissions Office in the background about to sing a song).
Gwen Forde, Sarah Murphy, Catriona Costelloe, Cassandra Kelly, Jennifer Dornan, Sarah Oxley; all from Maynooth Post Primary School looking pretty at University Day.
Goretti and Laura O'Dea check out the University Bookshop.
David Redmond, Registrar; John Bagnall, Rugby Development Officer; John McGinnity, Admissions Officer/Assistant Registrar discuss tactics at O'Briens (while the rest of the Admissions Office staff, not in the picture, work hard elsewhere).
Olive and Philip Kirwan (De La Salle, Secondary School, Wicklow) try to hide their Coca Cola.
Kathleen & Orla Mc Daid (Loreto Convent) all the way from Letterkenny. Fair play to ye! (proud of their Diet Coke).
Emer Sheerin (Mature Student Support Officer), Tomás O'Póil, Music Technology student.
Emmett Smith (St. Pat's Secondary School, Cavan), Hossam Hamada (1st Science) with John Hughes, President, NUI Maynooth. You can see the lads are on their best behaviour.
Maria Healy, Marissa Brogan both from Greenhills Secondary School, Drogheda groovin' on down to Kildare FM.
Rachel Bagnall (a possible cousin of our Rugby Development Officer?) and Ann Marie McKeon, from Mercy Secondary School, Kilbeggan chilling on an NUIM bench.
Tracey Malone (the one who does all the work) and the DJ with the mostest, Keith Stanley bringing the sounds of KFM to da people.
Jay almost jumps over the Hume Building. Nice socks!
Anne Marie McGauran (3rd Psychology) and Cassie Travers, Santa Sabina Secondary School in Sutton discuss conditioners, oops, I mean conditioning .
Margaret Madden, Admissions Office and Barry Egan, Salesian College, Leixlip. What's so funny? (the guy behind the camera maybe?).
Pierce and Seán thinking about getting a head start on their education. They were trying to hide behind Dad, Tony, but didn't succeed.
English enthusiasts.
Emer Sheerin (Mature Student Officer) is soooo hungry, she grew another head. (will you ever talk to me again?!).
The John Hume Foyer. (That's Ann Fallon, Schools' Liaison Officer breakdancing on the bottom right. Go Ann!).
Margaret Madden, Admissions Office presents Gregor Swider, the winner of the competition, with his iPod nano. He didn't want the balloons.
Keith Shanley, KFM bounces his way back to the studio after the broadcast.
Many thanks to all of the above for agreeing to allowing themselves to be coerced into having their photos up on the website (for the whole of the world to see).
New Podcasts 
- Interview with John Bagnell, Rugby Development Officer NUIM
John talks about the development of rugby at NUI Maynooth and gives details of the recently announced rugby scholarships. Listen now. (MP3 audio) - John Mc Ginnity, Admissions Officer talks about University Day
John Mc Ginnity is the Admissions Officr/Assistant Registrar at NUI Maynooth. Listen to him talk about University Day and what you can expect. (MP3 audio)