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evlis · 18-10-2013 7:11pm

BigStupidGuy wrote: »

Three mature students/professionals looking for a forth roommate to rent a house in Maynooth.

Please PM me if you're interested. Anyone is welcome.

Sent you a PM there.

purebeta · 19-10-2013 8:37pm

Also living with bigstupidguy here, preference to nonstudents('professionals') and postgrads.
Landlords are giving us stick about students...

evlis · 19-10-2013 8:44pm

purebeta wrote: »

Also living with bigstupidguy here, preference to nonstudents('professionals') and postgrads.
Landlords are giving us stick about students...

I'm a final year mature student with 33years under the belt if that makes any difference!

wirelessdude01 · 19-10-2013 8:47pm

purebeta wrote: »

Also living with bigstupidguy here, preference to nonstudents('professionals') and postgrads.
Landlords are giving us stick about students...

Are ye students?

purebeta · 19-10-2013 8:48pm

No, we both work. Former post-grads.

McCullen · 20-10-2013 10:00pm

2nd year law and business desperately looking for a room, don't mind living in any specific part of maynooth, pm me with any info. Thanks

BigStupidGuy · 20-10-2013 10:09pm

evlis wrote: »

I'm a final year mature student with 33years under the belt if that makes any difference!

I'm sure landlords would be okay with that lol!

evlis · 21-10-2013 1:39pm

BigStupidGuy wrote: »

I'm sure landlords would be okay with that lol!

A sad state of affairs altogether!

baller94 · 22-10-2013 10:13am

Yeh, loads of people still looking for accommodation, house, room or anything decent they can get for the college year.

evlis · 22-10-2013 3:50pm

Plenty of room to pitch a few tents in the library.

BigStupidGuy · 29-10-2013 2:52pm

Update: Three people looking for one room mate to fill a four bed house in Moyglare. Sorry for the confusion and late notice but landlords are a nightmare to deal with this time of year. They are looking for a deposit tomorrow of around €350, if anyone is interested please let me know asap. Ideally we should have a room mate by 6pm today....

evlis · 29-10-2013 9:19pm

BigStupidGuy wrote: »

Update: Three people looking for one room mate to fill a four bed house in Moyglare. Sorry for the confusion and late notice but landlords are a nightmare to deal with this time of year. They are looking for a deposit tomorrow of around €350, if anyone is interested please let me know asap. Ideally we should have a room mate by 6pm today....

Hey there, just sent you a pm there.

LightOfAnima · 30-10-2013 5:08pm

Uhhhh... Is it just me, or do 90% of the houses at daft.is not accept students? I found like two houses that are shared, and the one in Maynooth is probably already taken. Waaah >.<

Anyway... Any... Um, offers? Or help, rather. I mostly just keep to myself and study and do stuff on my computer/tablet >.<

Sorry if this is like the lamest post in the forum's history. *is somewhat new*

LightOfAnima · 01-11-2013 5:20pm

Ummmm... Nevermind x.x

disappear_here · 01-11-2013 10:14pm

We will have a double room for a mature student or professional at the end of this month. Really nice 2 bed apartment about 5 mins walk from college. 450e per month. No bin charges and really fast upc internet and tv. Pm for details.

SharpShoot · 09-11-2013 9:46pm

if anybody is looking for a housemate, let me know. Im a third year still looking for accommodation and getting tired of commuting

LightOfAnima · 12-11-2013 1:40pm

I still am, actually, although I wouldn't be able to move until the month is over.

SharpShoot · 12-11-2013 9:22pm

LightOfAnima wrote: »

I still am, actually, although I wouldn't be able to move until the month is over.

well i mean anybody whos in a house already and is looking to fill a room

LightOfAnima · 13-11-2013 12:04am

Ah. *facepalms*

DearMissClaire · 18-12-2013 5:23pm

Hi! Can anyone tell me if there are available rooms to rent after Christmas so in 2014? Myself and another girl are looking for rooms to rent. Cheers!:)

sophie.sperner · 18-01-2014 12:44am

Did you find any room in 2014, that is now, after Christmas?

cerastes · 18-01-2014 12:46am

DearMissClaire wrote: »

Hi! Can anyone tell me if there are available rooms to rent after Christmas so in 2014? Myself and another girl are looking for rooms to rent. Cheers!:)

yes, what city were you looking for? might want to fill that out with some details??

XxMCRxBabyxX · 18-01-2014 1:04am

cerastes wrote: »

yes, what city were you looking for? might want to fill that out with some details??

Considering that this is the NUI Maynooth forum I'm going to take a wild guess and say that she and her friend are looking for rooms in Maynooth...

cerastes · 18-01-2014 1:09am

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Considering that this is the NUI Maynooth forum I'm going to take a wild guess and say that she and her friend are looking for rooms in Maynooth...

facepalms

but some details probably would be helpful, they might be looking far and wide, if they had transport or how far depending on public transport. Might keep my eyes peeled here, might have some free rooms in the future, be handy for me.

DearMissClaire · 18-01-2014 2:31am

Yeah I'd love somewhere in the town of Maynooth but I'm on a very tight budget

Mcweevil77 · 29-01-2014 1:34pm

Hello,

I am moving to Maynooth from UK to work on NUI as stuff. I am looking for temporary accommodation until I find an apartment to rent. I want to avoid B&Bs as they are more expensive i think, and they are trouble for some-one trying to establish himself as opening bank accounts etc.

Are there any guest houses or rooms in houses available for say around a few weeks to 1-2 months or so? I tried some on daft and gumtree but not a lot of luck yet. I am professional in 30s, quiet and also a good cook and good company, with lots of international experience

i am looking forward to move to Maynooth as i have read many great things for the community there.

JayEnnis · 29-01-2014 5:28pm

It was very hard to find accommodation for everyone this year. You might have some luck now that the international students staying for one semester have left. I had a few friends that had to get places in Leixlip this year. Try the accomodation thread and also have a look in the accomodation office in the student services building on North campus.

Mcweevil77 · 29-01-2014 7:53pm

Thanks JayEnnis
what other places are close to Maynooth with the bus, how low long does it take to go between them and Maynooth and how much will be the costs of transportation? Is it a solution getting the bus or it is not convenient at all?

PictureFrame · 29-01-2014 9:08pm

Mcweevil77 wrote: »

Thanks JayEnnis
what other places are close to Maynooth with the bus, how low long does it take to go between them and Maynooth and how much will be the costs of transportation? Is it a solution getting the bus or it is not convenient at all?

Leixlip is about 7 minutes away on the train and costs about 5e return I think?

sophie.sperner · 29-01-2014 10:26pm

I've been in Maynooth two weeks, stayed in temporary accommodation (see the rooms available, it is usually 30 euro but sometimes like tonight they have cheapest 52 euro per night) and just this Mo got a new accommodation. I was lucky to find one on the residence office website. Check the list they have and call everybody from that list, otherwise use daft which is considered to be the best option though at the moment there are very few propositions out there. Meanwhile get ready to live in South Campus and pray them to have that College room (30 euro) available.

JayEnnis · 30-01-2014 12:47pm

Leixlip and Celbridge are closest. Leixlip is roughly 6-7 minutes on the train and a return ticket is 4 something. It's cheaper to take the bus but it takes a little longer.

Celbridge is further away and can only be accessed by bus. It might be easier to find accommodation there as not many students are interested in it.

Seren_ · 04-02-2014 9:40pm

Hey - we have a double room going in our house (325 euro per month, not including bills). Perks include UPC internet & telly and some very lovely, laidback housemates. About 25 mins walk from campus, 10 mins from train station, 5 mins from bus stop.

The three of us are in our mid-20s and working (I'm doing a postgrad too), so we (and the landlord) would really prefer someone who is working or are postgrad/mature students.

The room won't be available for a week or two yet, but send a PM if you're interested.

Mcweevil77 · 07-02-2014 12:09pm

Seren_ wrote: »

Hey - we have a double room going in our house (325 euro per month, not including bills). Perks include UPC internet & telly and some very lovely, laidback housemates. About 25 mins walk from campus, 10 mins from train station, 5 mins from bus stop.

The three of us are in our mid-20s and working (I'm doing a postgrad too), so we (and the landlord) would really prefer someone who is working or are postgrad/mature students.

The room won't be available for a week or two yet, but send a PM if you're interested.

Thanks i will be interested but doing anything here is a complete nightmare (similar to housing in Maynooth) and cannot find how I can PM you

Seren_ · 07-02-2014 8:30pm

Mcweevil77 wrote: »

Thanks i will be interested but doing anything here is a complete nightmare (similar to housing in Maynooth) and cannot find how I can PM you

I sent you a message there.

cryptogramm · 12-02-2014 2:16pm

Hi -- I'm moving to Maynooth to start a research position at the university on 1st April (will be moving before that). I'm looking for some shared accommodation (ideally not in the middle of nowhere, but I've never been to Maynooth, so not sure how far away counts...), or for some other people looking for shared accommodation with whom I could rent a house. I'll be in Maynooth on 27th or 28th of February to look round and try to find a place, if anyone can give me any leads (and/or is also looking for a house).

Mcweevil77 · 12-02-2014 2:23pm

I am in maynooth for 3 days now and probably it is the most difficult to stay I the whole ireland I cannot even find a by&b in this place. Absolutely ridiculous!!!!!

I would advise now that to everyone moving in here and being from abroad to be very careful and proactive. On the other hand people seem to be nice albeit completely dis organised

disappointed parent · 14-02-2014 1:14am

There is no way I would recommend to any prospective students or their parents to apply to NUIM. This is due to the lack of sufficent accomodation for students in the area, especially for young males. My son has been commuting since Sept leaving his home every morning at 7am and not getting home until 8pm at night. No internet access on his bus so a waste of 4 hours daily, and shattered every evening, needless to say he is considering transferring for 2nd year. Accomodation officer has been unhelpful. It seems to me that students who live within a 30min commute should not be considered for on campus accn until the demand for those commuting longer distances have been sorted out.:eek::mad:

whats_my_name · 14-02-2014 3:34am

disappointed parent wrote: »

There is no way I would recommend to any prospective students or their parents to apply to NUIM. This is due to the lack of sufficent accomodation for students in the area, especially for young males. My son has been commuting since Sept leaving his home every morning at 7am and not getting home until 8pm at night. No internet access on his bus so a waste of 4 hours daily, and shattered every evening, needless to say he is considering transferring for 2nd year. Accomodation officer has been unhelpful. It seems to me that students who live within a 30min commute should not be considered for on campus accn until the demand for those commuting longer distances have been sorted out.:eek::mad:

Has he tried here??

https://www.maynoothcampus.com

College rooms available on a nightly basis costing €27, cheaper if sharing with someone. You would need to book a week or so in advance.

disappointed parent · 17-02-2014 4:00pm

yes he has stayed a few nights there, but the problem is, that its very difficult to get a block booking for 4 or 5 nights plus if one isn't sharing it works out very expensive, maybe the collage president or board of management should approach the seminary and see if thy have accomodation available for the students

qwerty1991 · 17-02-2014 4:17pm

Yeah i think there is a serious accommodation shortage in Maynooth thats only going to get worse. i think the college should look into buying/ building student apartments in Leixlip/Kilcock/Celbridge if it isnt possible to buy/build anymore in Maynooth. Then run an hourly (free) bus service to and from college from this accommodation. This is way students have the college experience of living with people the same age plus they have transport.

My friends lived in accommodation like this in NUIG and it was great. Just an idea because I know so many people who have to commute from severe distances.

Seren_ · 23-02-2014 3:15am

There's a campaign set up by local residents, students and workers to raise awareness of the housing crisis in Maynooth called The Rent is Too Damn High - facebook page / blog

It was launched a while back, but getting going properly now. Send on any accounts you have re: landlord issues/not being able to find accommodation etc.

GrandBlaa · 25-02-2014 9:18am

Anybody know if offers for The Quiet Zone accommodation have issued yet?

NicolaB94 · 03-03-2014 4:43pm

Does anyone know if a list or anything comes out soon of houses for rent or rooms for next year, cos I want to move out of the place I am currently in. I'm in first year....

Paczini · 04-03-2014 1:07am

NicolaB94 wrote: »

Does anyone know if a list or anything comes out soon of houses for rent or rooms for next year, cos I want to move out of the place I am currently in. I'm in first year....

Last year off campus housing list was out mid April (24th I think) but you have to get it quick cause most of the rooms/houses will be gone within few hours

JellyBeans92 · 04-03-2014 8:17am

Paczini wrote: »

Last year off campus housing list was out mid April (24th I think) but you have to get it quick cause most of the rooms/houses will be gone within few hours

Considering for the Quite Zone I've heard they want people to accept offers in the next week or so, late April for the housing list sounds a tad unreasonable.. but then again, it's Maynooth :pac:

NicolaB94 · 04-03-2014 7:24pm

JellyBeans92 wrote: »

Considering for the Quite Zone I've heard they want people to accept offers in the next week or so, late April for the housing list sounds a tad unreasonable.. but then again, it's Maynooth :pac:

What's the Quite Zone?

aaabbbb · 04-03-2014 10:32pm

NicolaB94 wrote: »

What's the Quite Zone?

Quiet area in apartments on campus

Eggy Baby! · 07-03-2014 11:09pm

Bit early but feck it. I may have a room to share for next year. House is in the town, behind Brady's. imo, prime location for somebody in First or Second Year.

Rent is between 65-70. House is occupied by me and three others, with one empty space currently. Deposit of 300 quid before Friday. Interested? PM me ASAP.

JellyBeans92 · 10-03-2014 4:52pm

I just got an offer for The Quiet Zone, has anyone else heard anything about this?

TO_ARTHUR! · 10-03-2014 10:45pm

JellyBeans92 wrote: »

I just got an offer for The Quiet Zone, has anyone else heard anything about this?

I've heard it's supposed to be in Hargadon Hall and it will be for studious and/or postgrad people.

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