Sheol an tUachtarán Connolly tuarascáil ar staidéar na Gaeilge go hoifigiúil in Ollscoil Mhá Nuad tráthnóna inniu. This afternoon, President Connolly officially launched a report on the study of the Irish language at @maynoothuniversity.ie

📢Calling academics and researchers! Unlock Your Ideas: Join RTÉ Brainstorm Editor Jim Carroll to see how to get your work published! 🧠🔎 📆 Wednesday, April 15 - 10:00 to 15:00 📍MU Library Book your place: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland 😈 An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach was a rule-breaking trickster in Early Modern Irish culture, a disruptive figure who left chaos in his wake, writes Dr Brianán Ní Bhuachalla @ceilteachomn.bsky.social www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

Major Mysteries of Science and History Unlocked. The Bridge 2026 is now live. 🚀 🗞️ ✨ Inside you will read about groundbreaking discoveries, global alumni making waves, and the uniquely MU approach connecting disciplines in powerful ways. mu.ie/thebridge2026

Sakura no hanami (桜の華見) "cherry blossom viewing" on @maynoothuniversity.ie campus.

Just dropped a piece in @irishexaminer.bsky.social Surviving Gaza and carrying stuff you can’t really put into words. Being “safe” but never really feeling safe. Big thanks to @maynoothuniversity.ie for the support along the way. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

This magpie posed perfectly on this shrub with red flowers in St. Joseph’s Square in @maynoothuniversity.ie for me to grab a shot.

I’ll be back in Ireland briefly over Easter and doing this event at Maynooth University. It appears to be open to anyone. @maynoothuniversity.ie

Today is #WorldMeteorologicalDay 🌍 Hayley Fowler and the team across @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @maynoothuniversity.ie and @uniofreading.bsky.social are building detailed regional climate projections for the UK and Ireland at different warming levels. Find out more: buff.ly/EwdwtgD

'We are speaking in a code, the language of catastrophe, where the holes in the ground have also carved out larger holes in the language' MU student Abdallah Aljazzar writes on the experience of Gazan students in Ireland https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41809625.html

How Ireland's industrial estates can help save our bees Dr Adele Smith-Auchmuty, MU School of Business and Sujatha Dhanapal write for RTE Brainstorm https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0318/1561658-bees-rewilding-industrial-estates-nature-pollinating/

Prof Martin Curley of the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) features in this Irish Times piece on how Irish health care compares with other countries https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/03/17/how-irish-healthcare-compares-with-other-countries-you-might-be-surprised/

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh go léir! Wishing everyone (including Seamus) a Happy St Patrick's Day⁠ 💚 ☘️ 🐈 #StPatrick #StPatricksDay #MaynoothUni #StPatricksCollege #LibraryCat

Meet St Patrick's spin doctor ☘️ A cleric who lived 200 years after St Patrick's death is the one responsible for many of the stories around the saint's life, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Department of Early Irish and Department of History. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

The world’s largest fossil fuel companies are deceitfully signalling support for renewable energy solutions, while working behind the scenes to slow the global transition away from carbon-based fuels. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

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Happy to have contributed comment to this piece on a recent study on sleep duration and glycemic control. @maynoothuniversity.ie @mupsychology.bsky.social m.independent.ie/life/health-...

How will the war change Iran? While the US and Israel have achieved some objectives, Iran has adapted, regime change has not happened and the state shows no signs of surrender, writes Ali Asghar Ghareh Daghi from @musociology.bsky.social www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

Well done to Who Are We Now? – Northside Partnership for winning at the #STARAwards2026 in the Social Change category, sponsored by @maynoothuniversity.ie#STARAwards2026 ⭐ #SpringIntoLearning #ALF26

Maynooth's magnificent Magnolias @maynoothuniversity.ie @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

Important. "Rather than collapsing, Iran is adapting.. illustrating... that war can indeed reinforce state structures, even under extreme external pressure" by Ali Ghareh Daghi @musociology.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social

Prof Emma Farrell, @mupsychology.bsky.social, featured in the Irish Times over the weekend about how one study found 85% of adults met the criteria for two or more major mental disorders. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

RENEW is helping households cut energy use and costs with a low‑cost, AI‑enabled Home Energy Management System. Led by Prof Fabiano Pallonetto and Dr Amy Fahy at @maynoothuniversity.ie, with Societal Impact Champion Peter Hamilton ,the team won the #NationalChallengeFund Energy Innovation Challenge.

MU researchers have been awarded funding worth €478,308 for three projects designed to engage the public in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

The Dept of Electronic Engineering at MU has received an Athena Swan Ireland Bronze Award, recognising the Department’s commitment to advancing gender equality and ensuring equality, and valuing diversity across its culture, strategy & day-to-day activity. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/electronic-e...

Beautiful smal golden Daffodils bathed in spring sunshine along a pedestrian entrance to @maynoothuniversity.ie #Bloomscrolling

A short history of repatriation flights ✈️ Governments are not bound by a strict rule requiring them to evacuate their nationals from crisis zones abroad. Yet, in practice, they do so consistently, writes Dr Lewis Defrates from @muahi.bsky.social www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

A short history of repatriation flights to bring home citizens. There is no hard rule that obliges governments to evacuate their overseas nationals from crisis zones, but they do so consistently. Analysis by Lewis Defrates @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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🎓 Thinking about postgraduate study? Take the next step at Maynooth University. Join us at our Postgraduate Open Day 📅 Tuesday, 4 March 2026 🕒 3–6pm | 📍 Maynooth University 👉 Meet lecturers, chat with students, explore your options. Register now: mu.ie/edge

Latest episode of the podcast is a masterclass on the 'Ulster Cycle', Táin Bó Cuailgne & Irish literature from Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn @scs-dias.bsky.social. We learn how these stories can be valuable to the historian, their lasting relevance & how they've evolved 1/ open.spotify.com/episode/0xoY...

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Terms like “rage bait” and “brain rot” use metaphor to capture how life feels in a tech-driven world, but they describe experiences more than they explain them, often oversimplifying complex realities writes Dr Emma Farrell from @mupsychology.bsky.social www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

Very best wishes to all our postgraduate researchers handing in their theses this week @maynoothuniversity.ie! Incredible achievement and you did it! Enjoy the celebrations 🎊🙌🏻👏🏻 #phddone #celebrate #research

📻Listen back: Prof Peter Thorne was on the Sean Moncrieff Show yesterday discussing when does Spring actually start 🌼 link.goloudplayer.com/s/sGs8w6cktpgV

MU were delighted to host Conversation on Campus, a discussion and Q&A session, on the current state of the War in Ukraine, and the wider ramifications for European defence and security.

🎙️New podcast out now! #Flooding and #drought are not opposites. They are symptoms of the same changing climate system. 🌎 Professor Conor Murphy joins us to discuss how #climatechange is intensifying extremes in Ireland. Link below 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/3rR6...

Applications for the Sanctuary Scholarship is now open! The online application form for this scholarship is now live and the deadline to submit this form is 5pm on Friday 20th of March 2026. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/edi/excellen...

Dr James McGrath, @mu-physics.bsky.social was awarded €319k from the @epaireland.bsky.social for his work on radon gas prevention due to its cancer risks in homes. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

What do you see when you hear music? A user guide to synaesthesia by Olga Krashenko @maynoothuniversity.ie: 'synaesthesia is a mystery at the heart of art itself which binds different senses together through invisible threads' www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Residents around Mexico City's Azteca Stadium are unhappy about the impact the World Cup tournament will have on their community, writes Dr David Conlon of MU’s School of Modern Languages. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

Beidh mic léinn phobal Gaeilge Ollscoil Mhá Nuad ag tabhairt faoin stáitse ar champas 4 agus 5 Márta lena mbuaicimeacht do Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2026, leagan úrnua den cheoldráma grinn dátheangach mór le rá le Breandán Ó Beacháin, An Giall. Bígí linn! www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-giall-t...

The first-ever master's in circuit design in Europe has been announced by Maynooth University, aimed at helping to grow Ireland's semiconductor industry

Maynooth University has announced a new Master of Engineering Science in Integrated Circuit Design - the first of its kind in Europe. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

Academic & administrative colleagues from across MU were delighted to mark the University's inaugural Scholarship Awards Night, an event designed to recognise incoming first year students whose academic or sporting excellence have set them apart. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

📺Watch back: Dr Katie Whelan, Lecturer in the Department of Education, spoke about anxiety on TG4’s Síle Seoige: An Saol Mar Atá. @maynootheducation.bsky.social www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca...

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Best of luck to MU Men's Senior squad who have reached the prestigious Collingwood Cup final for a second year in a row. The tournament is being hosted by UL this year with a 2.15pm KO today! ⚽ 💪

Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland. Brianán Ní Bhuachalla @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie tells the story of An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach, a rule-breaking trickster in Early Irish Modern culture who caused chaos wherever he went www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

🌕 Happy Lunar New Year to all our staff and students who celebrate 🐎🎆 Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous Year of the Horse. #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #MaynoothUni #GoodFortune