I'm a 5th Year and I have to say that the school is a very unique school compared to others in the…read morearea. It has a sense of community and generally everybody gets to know eachother eventually. During my 4yrs in the college, I enjoyed every day of it. St. Mac Daras is the type of school that you would naturally want/like to get up and go to every day. The kindness and respect that students and teachers have for eachother adds to the inviting atmosphere of the school. Teachers are extremly dedicated to helping students and are willing to give up their own free time in order to allow students to grasp difficult material or tackle any problems/issues that students may have with certain topics . The school is very strict on bullying and can be seen through the attitude that students of the college have towards it. Students have 0% tollerance for bullying so much so that if bullying were to occur in the corridors or at lunch (which is extremly rare) students of all years stand up and defend the student/s who is being bullied. This is a unique bond that students of the college develope with eachother in 1st Year. As a conclusion I would like to strongly recommend St. Mac Daras to all those who are considering a secondary school to select for their son/daughter. I would like to take this oppertunity to thank St. Mac Daras for all its help through my Junior Cert and in advance for my Leaving Cert. I have developed a lot of skills in St. Mac Daras that I will carry on in life so thanks again. The saying is very true; Your school days are the best days and most memorable of your life

One of my kids has attended Scoil Bhride for the past four years, now approaching the end of her…read moretime there as she prepares to move to the middle school next door, I think it's time to pass on comments about the school & staff. It's a fantastic facility. They offer a number of extra curricular activities such as GAA, Irish Dancing, Choir etc, but the strongest asset the school has is the staff. It's rare to find staff in any organisation who are so truly dedicated to their jobs, but the teachers & head mistress at Scoil Bhride go above & beyond what would be expected of them. With class sizes increasing all the time, it's refreshing to see the attention each child gets from their teachers here. They're wonderful people headed by the utterly brilliant Miss Dillon - an educator who all future educators should be compared against. She has earned so much respect from the students & parents alike about how she runs the school. If you're local & looking at schools to send your child to, you would be hard pressed to find better than Scoil Bhride.

We were housed at Maynooth University while visiting Dublin for two days. We stayed in dorm rooms…read morewhich weren't super bad only because they were dorm rooms (so I didn't have high expectations going in). However, the stay was pleasant. The accommodations were mediocre, they made sure we had towels (a large dryoff towel and a feet mat towel), mini shampoo, bar of soap and body wash available. I was surprise to find out they even came in to change your bedding, fix your bed, empty your trash and replace your used bath towels. The downside was the bathroom and the continental breakfast. The bathroom was super small with a sink, toilet and shower head all in one. There was a shower curtain that separated the shower from the toilet but if you're not a size 0 than you might as well take a shower with the curtain open rather than closed. I founf this to be gross since water would spread all over the bathroom floor, leaving the floor wet. Also, I would recommend anyone who isn't comfortable taking a shower without a washcloth to bring a sponge or their own washcloth because one isn't provided. Lastly, the food was meh, nothing really to rave about. The trays looked dirty and the starchy food was overwhelming. The upside is the campus is walking distance from the cute little town center where there are numerous places to eat and drink.

From the owner: Maynooth University is an internationally recognised institution located 25 kilometres outside of…read moreDublin, Ireland, and is the nation’s fastest growing university. One of four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth University in 2017 placed in the global top 50 universities under 50 years old in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. On 16 June 2017, Maynooth University celebrated its 20th birthday, having been formally established as an autonomous university in 1997. Yet, it traces its origins to the foundation of the Royal College of St. Patrick in 1795, drawing inspiration from a heritage that includes over 200 years of education and scholarship.