Has Maynooth gone to sh*t?

r3nu4l

Well I'm from Lucan but lived in Maynooth for 7 years out of the 12 years I studied and worked in NUIM.

Let's get some facts straight here. There are some asshole students, there are some asshole locals. However, the level of violence I witnessed over the years was higher at the weekends and the majority of the time the perpatrators were 'local'. I use inverted commas here because 'local' covers people from Maynooth and as far away as Enfield and Sallins who used to descend on the town for 'the Glenroyal' at the weekend.

I also witnessed some serious vandalism by both locals and students however, one particular act I witnessed happened on main street, was done by locals but yet the report in the Liffey Champion had a quote from a local councillor stating that students were to blame. When I contacted the councillor to correct this, the first thing he asked me was 'Do you vote in Maynooth?'. When I told him I didn't, he just smiled and said, 'well, the local people who voted me in here wouldn't be too happy with me if I said that the problem was one created by locals, it's easier for me to say that the students did it'.

In my experience up until 2004, I saw bad behaviour from students and locals but while most of the student behaviour was just bad manners (shouting in the streets at 3 am, nicking traffic cones and some fights), the worst behaviour I saw was from locals (5 on 1 fights, stamping on heads, use of broken bottles in a fight, smashing of a shop window...).

Oh and I remember a time when Brady's and Caufields did not welcome students, they were proper pubs for locals

funky penguin

But that aside....

Maynooth is a lovely place, and I for one am very happy that I study here.

PrivateEye

I'll stick to the ozone

I have vowed to never go back into that outdated, stinking heap of a nightclub. I use the word nightclub very loosely too. The Roost is like Tripod on cocaine compared to that place

redenemyjoe

Maynooth is far from dangerous. Yeah there's a few punch ups when the doors close. That happens everywhere, I used to go to the ozone myself, that place is violent when it wants to be.

I' from Finglas originally and let me tell you its a completely different ball game.

As for being afraid of going to the playground etc? Those little muppets need a shouting at and a slap across the head and they scarper. The problem with anti social behaviour here is that nobody disciplines kids anymore!

funky penguin

/me cuts a switch

starflake

A girl was stabbed in the arm on campus in her apartment on Monday morning at 3am... How well the college are able to cover things over eh? I lived in that apartmant for3 years until last May... I'm still in a it of shock to be honest

Rozabeez

starflake wrote: »

A girl was stabbed in the arm on campus in her apartment on Monday morning at 3am... How well the college are able to cover things over eh? I lived in that apartmant for3 years until last May... I'm still in a it of shock to be honest

Has it not occurred to you that she might not want it made public knowledge?

Acacia

r3nu4l wrote: »

Oh and I remember a time when Brady's and Caufields did not welcome students, they were proper pubs for locals

Reminds me of 'The League of Gentlmen'- "Are you local?":pac:

LeixlipRed

Heard something about that. Think it was one of my students too. Wtf?

Rozabeez

She's ok now, probably best her private life isn't discussed on a public forum though.

starflake

Thanks Rozabeez..

r3nu4l

Rozabeez wrote: »

She's ok now, probably best her private life isn't discussed on a public forum though.

but but but, this forum could be like the Gossip Girl for Maynooth!!

xoxo Rozabeez...has a nice ring to it :pac:

MarkTheChap

I hope not mate because with me joining the reserves soon I'm going to be bigging it up in Maynooth from now on as I will be attending New Media lectures to advance in rank in a way thats acceptable to the parents see what I'm getting at?

Teabag!

MarkTheChap wrote: »

I hope not mate because with me joining the reserves soon I'm going to be bigging it up in Maynooth from now on as I will be attending New Media lectures to advance in rank in a way thats acceptable to the parents see what I'm getting at?

??

reserves???

Ostrom

MarkTheChap wrote: »

I hope not mate because with me joining the reserves soon I'm going to be bigging it up in Maynooth from now on as I will be attending New Media lectures to advance in rank in a way thats acceptable to the parents see what I'm getting at?

Eh?

mp3guy

What exactly are you having trouble comprehending in his post?

LeixlipRed

mp3guy wrote: »

What exactly are you having trouble comprehending in his post?

The beginning. And the middle. Also, the end.

Rozabeez

It's the parents bit that got me.

Ostrom

MarkTheChap wrote: »

I hope not mate because with me joining the reserves soon I'm going to be bigging it up in Maynooth from now on as I will be attending New Media lectures to advance in rank in a way thats acceptable to the parents see what I'm getting at?

With my becoming a student, I will soon be socializing in Maynooth whilst attending lectures in media studies to advance my prospects of upward mobility in a way that satisfies my parents?

You party make good study soon?

Its ok, I understand now

funky penguin

Woooo! Spring Break!