Summer activities in Maynooth ?

dbm

Hi There,
This is my first year in Maynooth and going to be around in this coming summer. Is there going to be any fun around - from socities, clubs or just anything ?
Any movie club/sports club/international students' club ? It seems everything is already getting dead !
Suggestions ... ?
Cheers,
dbm

Ostrom

dbm wrote: »

Hi There,
This is my first year in Maynooth and going to be around in this coming summer. Is there going to be any fun around - from socities, clubs or just anything ?
Any movie club/sports club/international students' club ? It seems everything is already getting dead !
Suggestions ... ?
Cheers,
dbm

It is dead. If you dont like it, it can become a bit oppressive.

I love it, I'm sick of teaching by May and the quiet summer is beautiful. Pugin reclaimed, nice weather, free library....

I assume you're studying? I tend to pile in as much research as I can between now and May to make the winter a bit more bearable, there is little to do in terms of campus activities. Staff are gone, admin probably gone too...

Best to sit back and enjoy!

You may want to watch out for the kids though, last years crop were particularly hate-worthy

gra26

Work on your tan.

dbm

I m a (international) postdoc actually - just been out of a student's life though! It is going to be fun researching for sure. But not throughout 7 days a week for 3-4 months! I mean, for me it would be great to have some kind of gathering of international students (don't know if many international postdocs around), some movie club etc. once-twice a week. Just to freshen up.
Though I can realize the situation of international students (whose home country is not too close and so can't go back easily) who will have to stay here througout summer. I wonder what they would do !!!

LeixlipRed

Hit the gym. It's empty in the summer. Swimming pool is open normal hours until end of June too.

redenemyjoe

Cans, loads of cans all the time, everywhere.

Rozabeez

+1 on the empty gym and pool.

The Roost is only busy-ish one night a week, that's on Saturdays, dunno about the rest of the place. I'll be around for another summer, fantastic.

niall3r

unless its changed in the many years that i spent a summer in maynooth, it is bleak.

but on the plus side, the 66 continues regardless of the season and so dublin is always there for your general entertainment.

Holsten

Maynooth is a ghost town during the summer.

banquo

Maynooth is Barcelona during the summer.

LeixlipRed

Actually most of them are Italians. I had the misfortune to have to deal with them on a daily basis a few years back when I worked in the gym for the summer.

starflake

I love Maynooth in the summer! It's so relaxing especially if the weather's good

Rozabeez

....Will you guys be my friends?

banquo

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Actually most of them are Italians.

Maynooth is like... *consults map*.. ''Rome'', during the summer?

LeixlipRed

Rozabeez wrote: »

....Will you guys be my friends?

No. But I'm not off for 3 months at the end of june so you only would have cried anyway.

Rozabeez

Crying because you were such a crap friend of because I'd miss you?

LeixlipRed

I dunno. Both

Rozabeez

Pfft, I'm gonna be honest, although I won the stalk-off, I still wouldn't recognise you if you were right in front of me.

Rozabeez

NUIM TAG RUGBY Doing a full time course or summer course? Are you around Maynooth during the summer months? NUIM are entering a mixed tag rugby team for the Summer League in Barnhall rugby club on Thursday evenings. This is for players of all abilities- come and learn how to play and have some fun! We meet on Tuesday evenings at 6pm to practice and learn the rules. Matches will be played on Thursday evenings over the summer months. Email nuimtag@gmail.com for further details!