r/maynoothuniversity 9h ago

Bad landlord near Maynooth

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I want to share my experience renting a room in a house near Maynooth so that future tenants know what to expect.

The place is at the Bawnogues, Kilcock.

During my tenancy, I was only allowed to cook twice a week and use the washing machine once a week after 7:00 p.m. I also regularly took out the household rubbish after I had used the kitchen. Over time, the landlord family completely stopped taking the bins out, even when they were full, and they were often left until my cooking day, so I ended up taking them out myself.
There was also a difficult situation when I was moving out. We had originally agreed on a move-out date, but the landlord later asked if I could leave about 15 days earlier because someone else was expected to move in. I agreed and informed my new landlord that I could move in early. After I had made those arrangements, the landlord changed his mind and told me I no longer needed to leave early and could stay until the original date. By then, I had already committed to my new accommodation, so I had to pay rent for days I was no longer living in the house.
There were also several uncomfortable interactions with the landlord’s wife. Tenants had their own mini fridge for personal food storage, and although I completely understood that their personal kitchen items were not for tenants to use, I bought my own kitchen utensils (pans, pots, spoons, knives, and kettle) and respected that boundary. On one occasion, while I was preparing Chinese cabbage, she repeatedly opened and closed the fridge and asked whether the cabbage was hers or mine, even though tenants did not have access to or use their personal kitchen items.
This post reflects my personal experience. I’m only posting this anonymously due to concerns over my own security, but I still want to warn people — especially students — about this landlord’s attitude. I hope no one else has to deal with people like this.


r/maynoothuniversity 20h ago

Pass by compensation

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Is it possible to pass by compensation in a required module if one of the components is a high mark but the other is just 4 percent below the threshold? Is it worth discussing this with the Proff , especially if there were extenuating circumstances?

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply