New Students
2022-2023
Booking Event for 2022-2023 academic year (those commencing in Maynooth in September 2022) will be 9 September at 10am (Local Time) 2022. The link to book will be posted on this date at 10am on this website.
2022-2023
Booking Event for 2022-2023 academic year (those commencing in Maynooth in September 2022) will be 9 September at 10am (Local Time) 2022. The link to book will be posted on this date at 10am on this website.
BOOKING
Room booking for incoming new first year undergraduates (those who will recieve a CAO Offer in 2022) for the academic year 2022-2023 will be held after the CAO offers of Round 1 (9 September 2022 at 10am). The booking will be on a first come first served basis..
The general booking will be done online as a first come first served offering as usual. The link will be made available on the landing page of the accommodation web pages under the heading "Booking Links" www.maynoothuniversity.ie/accommodation. (this may not be visible on a phone please use laptop or desktop)
Before booking a room in Student Residences please consider carefully your own needs, all your other options including commuting, your budget and how well the Student Residences will suit you, particularly given the restrictions that may continue to be necessary if Covid19 is still ongoing. Please read the "Before Your Book" section to assist you with your decision.
The online booking event is competitive as there are always more bookers than rooms available (about 4/5 times). So please prepare well in advance and focus on your own booking. If you attempt to book a room in the same apartment with a friend this may indeed slow you down and gives rise to the risk of not getting a room. We do not recommend it. Living on Campus is about meeting new friends and because the residences are all within minutes of eachother in the residential quarter of the North Campus it is easy to meet up with old friends also.
Please note there is no option to book a full apartment (to share with friends for example). Booking will be done per room and each booker will choose their own room.
To complete your booking you will need a bank card (debit or credit) to make your payments. We do not offer invoices or accept cheques or other forms of payment including cash. If you are travelling from outside Ireland you need to ensure that you have the use of a bank card that works internationally. As banking rules and security requirements have changed in the last year you may need to become familiar with some security issues that may arise when using a bank card to make payments online. We have an article about this subject HERE and we recommend that you read it in advance of the booking day and check-in.
Deferred Places - Please Note
First year students who have deferred an academic place via the University Records Office will be eligible to book as a "continuing student" in April and not as a CAO First Year in September.
First year students who have deferred an academic place via CAO will be eligible to book 9 September 2022 (10am) with all other CAO incoming first years.
Booking a Published University Scheme Option On Campus
If you are eligible to book a room via Scéim, Access Recommendation, Sports Scholarship, Northern Ireland, or as an Academic Scholar you will be contacted by the Residence Office by email once your academic place (offered via CAO only) has been confirmed to us. Alternatively contact us on residence.office@mu.ie to get confirmation. If in doubt book your room in the general offering for CAO students in the first instance.
Please carefully consider these points before your book:
Incoming/New CAO students who catergorise themselves in the following categories should follow a separate process:
Before you Fill the Booking Form it is a good idea to add residence.office@mu.ie to your contacts before you commence filling the booking form so that you ensure your Booking Confirmation Email is not sent to spam.
Application Form
The booking form will appear on the Accommodation Home page on the "Booking Links" icon on the day of the booking event.
The online form of booking is the only one accepted. Paper, email, personal callers, telephone etc. applications will not be processed.
Please ensure you use a laptop or desktop only for booking on the day as the website is not compatible with a phone or tablet.
The format of the application form can be found below:
How the Application form will work on the day of Booking
On the date of the booking event the application form opens at 10am on a first come first served basis. The first group of students to click on the form and based on a time and date stamp generated by the system (the time stamp will be in milliseconds as demand is high when it opens), will be given automatic access to the form for booking.
I am in the Queue, how will I know when all the rooms are booked?
Once all the rooms are booked a message will appear on the Queuing screen on your browser to advise all rooms are fully booked.
Important: It may be the case that this message does not appear on your screen if your browser settings do not allow the message to update or if pop up's are blocked on your internet browser. If this is the case or you are unsure whether to remain in the queue, please check on the Accommodation Office homepage HERE where we will publish all messages. Please do not call the Accommodation Office during booking as we will be unable to answer.
How will I know if my application was successful?
Click on the blue coloured "finish" icon at the end of the booking form.
You will have successfully paid €500 and you will have recieved a Confirmation of Booking Email.
On completion of the payment, a message will appear to advise that the payment was successful. Where a successful payment is made a transaction number will appear on your screen and a confirmation email will be generated to the email address you put on the booking form. You will be asked to create a password to allow you access into your accommodation account. Please log into your self-service accommodation account as soon as you can to complete the post booking requirements.
Important - It is very important to input your email address correctly in order to receive a confirmation email. To ensure that the confirmation email does not go into spam add residence.office@mu.ie to your contacts.
ASK will be open and you may email residence.office@mu.ie if you have a query.
We do not operate wait lists however we do post vacancies any morning at 10am that we have them.
The place to find them is Booking Links Space on www.maynoothuniversity.ie/accommodation. Please make sure to only book rooms designated to your student category (not visible ona phone).
in advance
Booking Day | 9 September 2022 @ 10am) - Booking Fee is payable on the day online using a bank card. €500 |
CAO Offers | Bookings not matching a CAO Round 1 Offer on the Booking Day are invalid and will be cancelled without reference to the booker by the booking system. It is very important to input your CAO number (NOT your Leaving Cert Number) correctly for this reason. |
First Instalment of Accommodation Fees Due | The due date for your first instalment will be advised on your room offer email which is sent automatically to you once your have booked a room on booking day, the details of which are dependent on room type booked, date of arrival and payment option chosen. Please ensure that you have taken that into account, in advance, as check-in is not offered to residents whose first instalment is outstanding. We advise that you gather your funding well in advance of booking so that you are clear on your accommodation budget. |
Check-in | Will be available from 11 September 2022. You need to book your Check-in Slot online as soon as you have paid your first rent instalment. As this is within two days of your booking you will need to prepare your budget carefully in advance and ensure that your bank card is able to pay both the booking fee €500 and the First Rent Instalment (€1333/€995) depending of which room type you book. Check with your bank to see if your bank card has transaction, payee or daily limits. |
How Your Residency Works
Your residency with the univestiy is set out in your Licence to Reside the Confirmation of Booking Email with further information availabe on this website and your Resident Handbook.
Once your Licence commences (start date is usualy mid September) in Student Residences you will have access to that room for the full duration (7 days per week including all teaching breaks like reading week or Christmas etc.) of your Licence. Your Licence expires at the end of the Academic year (usualy early June). We do not monitor or offer offer discounts or refunds for times when you do not occupy your room such as weekends (if you go home) or holidays you may take away from campus. The Licence is a rental agreement with a start and end date and will operate as such. If you do not occupy your room or you are absent from your room for a period of time there will be no reduction in the costs. To find accommodation with a pay as you go option you may wish to consider Home Finder options homefinder.service@mu.ie or Book a Room as you need it with MCCA (Maynooth Campus & Conference Accommodation) front.desk@mu.ie.
From time to time we may need to ask you to change rooms. If that becomes necessary we will prepare a like for like exchange in terms of the room type. This does not happen often but it can occur occassionally and we would like you to know and understand this in advance.