"To mark the conclusion of the International Negotiation Competition a Gala Ball was held in the Glenroyal Hotel.During this time, the competitors were treated to a three course meal and awards ceremony. All competitors received a certificate of participation. The winners received plaques and specially made INC jumpers. An additional award was presented to the best speaker.This years competition was won by Martin Voisin and Timothee Hays who travelled from France to participate.Our runners up were Jeffrey Tso and Jada White from Queens University Belfast.Best speaker was awarded to Jada White from Queens University Belfast."

"On the closing day of the International Negotiation Competition the final was held.During the final all competitors were welcome to view and support the finalists in their final negotiation. We held the final in the Board Room of the John Hume Building. All present were thoroughly impressed by the talent demonstrated by the finalists and all viewers remarked that it would be a difficult call for the judges to choose a winner."

"On the final day of the International Negotiation Competition the semi-finals and final was held.To acknowledge the long day which lay ahead of our finalists and judges we began the morning with a coffee morning to allow competitors to come together again and enjoy each others presence. After this refreshing start, the semi-finals began with finals to be held after lunch."

"At the conclusion of the competitor's first day of negotiations ELSA committee members brought all competitors to the venue for the final to debrief all competitors and announce the semi-finalists for the proceeding rounds to be held the next day.We also used this opportunity to answer any questions which arose and congratulate all participants for their excellent display of negotiation skills which had been remarked by the judges. "

"On the second day of the International Negotiation Competition the competition officially began.The day was divided into 2 rounds with 3 negotiations being held per round allowing all participants to compete throughout the day and allowed the judges to tally up scores to announce the semi-finalists for the proceeding rounds to be held the next day. The judges were highly impressed by the negotiation skills of all competitors."

"The International Negotiation Competition began on Friday the 6th of March 2020.After welcoming the guests and presenting them with goody bags kindly sponsored by Matheson, we brought the competitors on a campus tour in order to familiarise the competitors with the location of the venues for the competition and also allowing committee members and competitors to get to know one another and answer any questions which arose."

"The International Negotiation Competition was a 3 day event beginning on the 6th of March 2020. We were delighted to welcome competitors from all over the world including, but not limited to, Limerick, India and France. ELSA committee members and volunteers began by preparing the venues for the following events and were delighted to present our competitors with goody bags kindly sponsored by Matheson."

"On the 2nd of March 2020 the ELSA Society held and EGM in JH2 in order to appoint members to the following positions: Treasurer, Vice President and Vice Treasurer. We were delighted to make the following new additions to the Society:Vice President- Adam O'CarrollTreasurer- Tommy HennessyVice Treasurer- Shmuel Barron"

"On Wednesday the 27th of November 2019 we celebrated ELSA day by way of collaboration with the Lit and Deb Society which was an excellent success with all participants and spectators thoroughly enjoying the persuasive arguments put forward in discussing the motion of Closer EU Integration."

"As Part of ELSA Day on Wednesday the 27th of November 2019, various committee members booked a table in Arts Hall to spread awareness of our ELSA Day collab with the Lit and Deb Society that would be held later that day. We also used the opportunity to raise awareness of the society and sign up new members."

"Our AGM will take place on 27th May 2020 at 6pm Due to the current situation we will be hosting it over Zoom We will run through the year we have had and all the work that has been done Naturally, elections will also take place for the 2020/2021 Committee positions of: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Moot Court Convenors (Internal and External) Public Relations Officer Events Officer Careers Officer Should you have any questions relating to the positions or any other business they wish to discuss at the AGM please contact us at. Hope to see you all there! Eoin Robinson, Secretary"

"?Equestrian Club AGM Thursday 7th @ 7pmThe Equestrian Club will be holding our AGM on MS Teams this year. We will be electing our committee for 2020/2021 so make sure you're there if you want to nominate yourself for a position! The AGM will be on Thursday the 7th of May at 7pm. If you have not already been sent a link to the Teams, click this link here and click join and we'll add you to the teams.https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a6ff57fd0cbb2497e876f947065f46c43%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=2fea88b3-c76c-4b4d-9a75-36820b02c4df&tenantId=1454f5cc-bb35-4685-bbd9-8621fd8055c9We're looking forward to catching up with you all and we can't wait to see everyone on Thursday!"

"Missing all MHS's workshops, information and discussions during quarantine? Don't worry - we'll be bringing all these and more to you through our social media platforms over the next few months! Through a mixture of videos, stories, posts and podcasts, we'll be bringing you all our usual content and more for you to tune into whenever you like. And the best thing - you no longer have to worry about these workshops clashing with your timetable - they will be available to you any time you like!From quick tutorials to interviews to vlogs, we'll have something for everyone. Keep an eye on our Instagram (@mhsmaynooth) and Facebook (MU Mental Health Society) for all the updates! "

"Hockey EGM?We hope you are all doing well and staying healthy in these uncertain times. Maynooth University Hockey Club are looking at an exciting return in semester one, year 2020/21.The annual election of new committee will be taking place on Friday 1st May.?This of course, will be very different to the normal event held up until this year, but hopefully we can bring the craic to Microsoft teams.All members have been sent an invitation to go forward for nominations, and on Friday they can inform the members their reasons they would suit the role.The voting will then open, online through survey monkey, the link to be found in members email inbox. The voting will close on Monday 3rd May at 6pm.?Look forward to seeing you all again (virtually) and wishing you all the best of health!"

"Hello everyone. Hope ye all are well during this lockdown. Just a quick update about the new committee for 2020-2021 which was elected by members which attended the badminton EGM on Microsoft Teams. President: Kevin LeonardVice-President: Niamh ConnollyTreasurer: Abigail GoldrickSecretary: Jennifer ClarkeCongratulations on getting these roles and hard luck to those who ran who were not elected. Thanks for everyone who attended the EGM and to everyone who attended trainings throughout the year. Hope you all enjoyed it and I'm sure this committee will do a great job in running the club in the 2020-2021 academic year. Thanks and keep smashing it!"

"Hi all! This is a reminder that our AGM will be held on Thursday the 23rd of April @4pm. Please note that everyone is welcome, even non-members! We will be electing our new committee and encourage everyone to get involved! If anyone is feeling nervous or anxious joining please shoot me a message and I will do my best to accommodate you! "

"Hello everyone. Hope ye all are safe at this current time and that we all get past this illness. Just a quick email about that we will be holding our badminton EGM on Thursday 14th April at 8pm on Microsoft Teams. Due to the early closure of college, we will be electing our new President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. If you will we attending and/or want to run for one of the positions, email me at joseph.daly.2018@mumail.ie. Thanks and have a great day. "

"Here is a link to the first episode of the new podcast from Maynooth Dept of Law! Dr Avril Brandon speaks to Criminologist Trina O'Connor about her career in criminology. A great listen for criminologists. Check it out:https://soundcloud.com/avril-brandon-841488581/mu-department-of-law-talking-with-trina-oconnor-criminologist?fbclid=IwAR200F7SX7hhkFmbu5-q3lp-JgjGIIa7FXkocTNBgHQkrVFd2g2vUW0I8J0"

"Just because face-to-face teacher has had to end for this semester, doesn't mean our weekly meet-ups have to! Instead, we'll be taking our weekly Creative Coffee online through Zoom!Each Wednesday afternoon from 1 - 2pm, we will be running Creative Coffee through a Zoom call, so you can chill out and get creative from the comfort and safety of your own home for the rest of the semester. Check out our social media or message/email us for the link, as it will be changing every week. We will be providing creative prompts and a space to get creative, have a break from online lectures and assignments and see some of your college friends! All you need to do is get your phone or laptop, pencils and some paper and a cup of tea or coffee. You can download Zoom free from the App Store or Google Play or log in online for free. This is a challenging time for everyone and it is so important to keep looking after your mental health! We will be available as always and will be trying our best to continue to provide you with our usual activities and information during these strange times. Keep following our social media to stay up to date with us and we hope to see you at some of our online events!"

"Unfortunately, to ensure the health and safety of all our members, MHS have had to make the difficult decision to postpone our Retreat to Ovoca that was due to take place over the Easter break. We will, however, be working to make this retreat happen in the future and will be working really hard over the summer to make sure this retreat is even better than our original plans! Due to the nature of our situation, it is impossible for us to give a possible date for the postponed retreat, but we will be sure to let you all know as soon as we do!Thank you so much the enthusiasm and excitement you showed about the retreat - it really helps us to stay motivated in planning it despite the disappointing circumstances! We hope that you and all your loved ones are safe and well during this time and that you are all taking the time to care for yourself and your mental health. We will be running events online for the remainder of the semester so stay tuned!"

" Hey everyone! Along with our weekly dance tutorials and demos, we are going to be making daily lockdown to do lists, as we have gathered that something as simple as a short “to do” list can really help shape your day, and keep your brain ticking during these difficult and challenging times. Here is todays to do list! We hope you can get some sort of positivity from this, and we hope you have the best day! - Leah (PRO) x "

"Hey dancers! We hope you and your families are all keeping well during these uncertain and difficult times. We are all trying to remain positive here in the Dance Soc world by staying connected, staying active, staying positive, and staying hopeful. We are really enjoying some online dance classes that many dance schools and dancers have been providing on various platforms. Here are some accounts that we would highly recommend you follow for weekly live online FREE classes in which you can keep dancing and keep active! 1. @flydancestudio on Instagram, Fly Dance Studio are Irelands leading dance school, they are currently providing weekly online Instagram live classes, live meditation sessions, and livestreams in which you can chat with everyone and remain connected. 2. @dcu_dance (Instagram)  - Our lovely friends over at DCU Dance are providing some really challenging and amazing challenges and dance classes in which everyone can get involved in! They had a commercial class over on their Instagram live this evening in which was super fun!3. @royaltdancers (Instagram) are doing amazing body positivity heels classes live on their Instagram feed every week!4. @monstersdance have an amazing Youtube and Instagram account with some amazing and challenging FREE dance tutorials in which you would pay big money for physically!We hope you are staying active and positive xWith love, MU Dance xx"

"Throwback Thursday to our Mixed Piece crew being crowned 3rd place winners at Intervarsities last week! What an incredible moment! Stay tuned on our MU life page and our other Social Medias on how you can stay involved during self isolation! - MU Dance Instagram: @mudancesocFacebook: Maynooth Dance Soc"

"As we all isolate at home, we reflect on what we experienced this time last week at Dance Intervarsities. We are so unbelievably proud of every single one of our dancers who competed last week at Intervarsities, regardless of results you all did MU Dance so so proud on that stage! Not to mention we came THIRD place in mixed piece! Congratulations to our mixed piece crew who cane 3rd place, it was such a tough competition on the day and we are so so proud of you all! We are so blown away by the level of professionalism, sportsmanship, and talent in which we witnessed over the few days, you were all so supporting of each other and of other colleges, I didn’t think it was possible to morph into an even bigger family than what we were, but there is always room at the in...for anyone. We hope you are all resting up, washing your hands, and minding yourselves at this difficult time, we have so so much hope that we will all be reunited super super soon. With love, MU Dance X"

"Hi all, just a quick update on the crim soc hoodies. We apologise for the delay in getting them to you. The latest update from the shipping company was that the hoodies would be ready by mid-term and we would be ready to collect final payments and give out the hoodies on the Monday back after mid-term. However, due to the college being closed until at least the 29th of March, we will have to wait until the college re-opens to do so. The full cost of a hoodie is €27, so for those of you who paid a deposit, the remainder will be due upon collection of the hoodie. Thanks for all your patience and understanding. We hope you have an enjoyable break and stay safe. "

"The 2020 IATBA intervarsities were held from the 6th to the 8th of March in the National Stadium. This year Maynooth Boxing Club had 4 entries with each coming home with a medal. Cormac Donoghue won a gold medal in the Junior Novice 60kg category and Bobby Doolan won his gold in the Senior Novice 64kg category making them the 2020 Irish champions. Finn McGinley and Carl Carruth also took home 2 silver medals after 2 tough fights. Overall it was a great success for Maynooth University for the promotion of the club and our continuing successes. "

"Hey dancers! Since we will be away in Galway from Tuesday to Thursday competing in Dance Intervarsities, there will be NO day classes this week! We will resume with classes once reading week is over! Have an amazing week and we will see you when we are back! Best of luck to all of our Intervarsities crews competing and representing the University this week, you have all worked so so hard & we are so unbelievably proud of every single one of you! Lets go MU dance! "

"Hi all, Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's Law Society event will not be going ahead as planned. All those who have paid will be refunded as soon as possible. We regret to inform you of the change of plans at this late stage, however the Law Society does intend to hold another event between Reading Week and the Easter break. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope you all have an enjoyable weeks break from lectures. Best wishes, Eoin Secretary Maynooth University Law Society"

"Maynooth cancer society are holding a table quiz on Monday 9th March at 7:30pm in the venue! No fee per team it’s all by donation and there’s a few prizes to be won! See you all then ??"

"Welcome back our philosophy friends ! we have a very exciting night planned. You know how much we love the movies ( its a lot ) so you can imagine how much we adore the film society ! great idea, great people and a great night ahead. As the rules do follow, you get to choose the movie of the night. The poll is as follows:Taxi driver (1976)The Shawshank RedemptionIts kind of a funny storyLet us know what you think and keep voting! Bye guys"

"Hey guys !!! welcome back. We have another very exciting collab underway this week. Comedy Soc and Philosophy are joining forces to have you laughing out of your minds. Dylan is going to show us how to write a skit and perform it with confidence, because as well all know, stage fright is never funny. Class hall H as per usual my friends we will see you all there."

"WELCOME TO THE BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY. We are excited to host our first ever book launch with special guest appearance from Mrs Ann Fahey. Food, beverages, guest speakers, music and an exclusive first pick at our book offers. Itll be a night to remember MARCH 24th doors open 6:30pm. See you there "

"Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge linn faoi dheireadh! Tá neart imeachtaí pleanáilte againn agus ag Oifig na Gaeilge do chuile dhuine le haon caighdeán Gaeilge! Táimid ar bís dóibh uilig agus tá súil againn go mbeidh sibh linn!It's Seachtain na Gaeilge finally!We have loads of events for people will all levels of Irish and we're super excited to host them all, and hope you'll be with us!"

"Join us for our PsychSoc movie night on the 11th March. Our psychology-themed movie picks are: Inception, Shutter Island and Silver Linings Playbook. Come along, vote for your favourite movie and enjoy a chill night with us! Hope to see you there!"

"Hi everybody, hope Semester 2 is going well.Just a quick update to let you know that we will be holding the STAND Mini Global Issues Course on the 27th March. It runs form 9:30-16:30 and is free of charge!This is a day-long course that will educate you on various global issues and what you can do about them. It is a great opportunity to learn more about the Global South and our role in bringing about change. I personally did the course last semester and it was so rewarding.Maynooth is the only place where you can do the 'Mini' Course, normally it is a six-week evening course with some cost involved, so this is a unique offering for our Society.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Society on Instagram @mu_stand_soc and Facebook MU STAND Society.Hope to see you all there!EmmaEvents Co-Ordinator,MU STAND Society"

"We're hosting our EGM on the 10th of March in JH4 - We have a number of committee positions opening, drop us a message on our socials or an email if you would be interested! Free Pizza too!!!"

"Congrats to both Maynooth volleyball teams in making it to the semi-final of the SSI Cup 2020!They were really close matches, but alas Maynooth University is knocked out. Well played to all players!Best of luck to UCD and RSCI in the final on the 11th of March 2020! "