Maynooth (/məˈnuːθ/; Irish:Maigh Nuad) is a university town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to Maynooth University (also known as The National University of Ireland Maynooth) part of the National University of Ireland, a Pontifical University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, St Patrick's College. Maynooth is also the seat of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference and holds the headquarters of Ireland's largest development charity, Trócaire.
Maynooth comes from Irish:Maigh Nuadhat or Maigh Nuadhad, meaning "plain of Nuadha". Maigh Nuad is the modern spelling. Nuadha was one of the gods of the ancient Irish, corresponding to Nudd of Wales and Nodens of ancient Britain and Gaul.
Having left school at 11, Thomas tells Sean about his motivations for returning to education in 1985 - becoming the first Traveller to be admitted to MaynoothUniversity when he began his degree ... .
I am delighted therefore to be announcing that, from September 2025, MaynoothUniversity will offer this new three-year professional doctorate programme. "I congratulate Maynooth University on the ...
MaynoothUniversity today hosted an inspiring International Women's Day (IWD) event to celebrate leadership, diversity, and gender equality in diplomacy ... Celebrating International Women's Day at an event hosted by Maynooth University at the RIA (L-R).
Two separate legal challenges are being pursued over the €1 billion Dart+ project which aims to extend electric trains from Dublin to Maynooth, in Co Kildare, and to the M3 Parkway...