This college started out as a small private college in Ranelagh and has developed significantly…read more Probably the biggest step was developing this state of the art building in the IFSC. They have a variety of classrooms and lecture theatres here and the building is very modern and airy. The offer mainly business courses but have branched out into other areas as well. They are probably most competitive with the ITs rather than the university, and they run evening and distance learning courses as well

Spending your weekends stuck in lectures here is no fun. At least the NCI make it comfortable…read more The building in the IFSC is relatively new, and it shows. Well-structured lecture halls, so you've plenty of room and the acoustics are good. There's a decent enough canteen, but there's also plenty of food options around the IFSC, including the Point Village market. Getting to and from is pretty easy too. The Red Line of the Luas will bring you right outside the door (make sure you're on a tram heading to the Point though. And if you're feeling energetic, there's a Dublin Bikes platform around the corner too.

I've loved every second here. Ireland's 'University Town', you really do feel like you know a large…read morechunk of the staff, and your fellow students, in a way that reflects the size of the university. I have nothing but praise for the History Department. The town needs the university and the university needs the town. Lunch in Elite Confectionary (bliss) or a quiet pint in The Roost are unmatched, and there is nothing better than a walk around the south campus if you've time to kill. The university is expanding rapidly, and you'd worry about it retaining its sense of community. Maynooth has a lot to offer.

I did my undergraduate degree here so I feel that I am good expert on all things Maynooth related!…read moreI really loved my time here, the first year was a tough adjustment but once I got into the second year I really got into the swing of things. I also started to spend an unhealthy amount of time in the student bar. It's a small college so the excellent thing is you really get to know people easily. The teachers that I had there were great and very approachable. The Old Campus crowds are spectacular and well worth the visit to walk around. History just oozes from the place. The college chapel there will stunned you to silence. Dublin buses and trains run there frequently, the train goes from Connolly.

The most tech-y of the Dublin universities, DCU is also the only one on the northside. And it's…read morevirtually unaccessible to anyone not from around the city centre northwards. Kind of like UCD actually (acronyms apparently have more than letters in common!). It has a reputation for being slightly more vocational than either Trinity or UCD, and focuses far more on the science end of things, rather than the more traditional arts and humanities (which it still has, I hasten to add). The campus is very modern, belying its more recent development in comparision to Trinity and even UCD. However, it's lovely in its modernity and it's got some top facitilies too.

Worked there for a year (Post-Doc). Nice place actually, great campus, safe place. And great…read morerestaurant on-campus. And I left 4 EUR a day at the Spar for coffee. One of my labs was cold all the time, but I was told that would be a problem of that specific building. Well... what can you do?