National University of Ireland, Maynooth

The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) was founded in 1997 by the Universities Act, 1997 as a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. The university is the smallest and second oldest and now the fastest growing university in Ireland; it is located in Maynooth, County Kildare, with approximately 8,400 registered students. The University and St Patrick's College, Maynooth have a common history from 1795 to 1997. In 1966 the college allowed the entry of lay students; this greatly expanded the college and essentially set the foundation stone for the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. In 1997 the Universities Act resulted in the transfer of the faculties of arts, Celtic studies, philosophy and science of the recognised college of St Patrick's College to the new university. The university has also expanded into finance and engineering since its creation in 1997. In 2007 the university added business studies, folloed by law in 2008. Any person... full article at wikipedia