The Cumann Staire of Ollscoil na hÉireann Má Nuad was founded in the academic year 1968-69, when the university was still known as St Patrick's College. In recent years the society has had both strong and weak years but there is always a large contingent of speakers from NUIM at the annual conference. In March 2009 a very successful CCS - IHSA annual conference was organised by and held on the campus of NUI Maynooth.

Is í an dara institiúid ollscolaíochta is sine in Éirinn agus í suite i Má Nuad, baile a bunaíodh sna meánaoiseanna. In 1795 Grattan's Parliament passed an Act which created an academy "for the better education of persons professing the popish or Roman Catholic religion". The new college was founded in Maynooth and in time it became not only Ireland's national seminary, but also the largest seminary in the world.
In 1896 St Patrick's College Maynooth attained the status of a Pontifical University for its courses in Theology, Philosophy and Canon Law. Tar éis bhunú Ollscoil na hÉireann, rinneadh Coláiste Aitheanta den chóras cónaidhmeach úd de Mhá Nuad sa bhliain 1910. In 1966 St Patrick's College opened its doors to lay students and its population grew rapidly over the next three decades. In 1997 the Faculties of Arts, Science, Celtic Studies and Philosophy were united in a newly established constituent university of Ollscoil na hÉireann - National University of Ireland.
Sa lá atá inniu ann, is ollscoil neamh-shainchreidimh faoi mhearfhorbairt í Maigh Nuad le tuairim is 8,800 mac léinn inti, le níos mó ná 800 fochéimithe agus timpeall 150 iarchéimithe i Roinn na Staire. OÉMN - NUIM is located on a pleasant university campus in a university town 20km west of the capital, and has recently undergone a major phase of expansion in research, teaching and service facilities. The spacious campus is laid out in its own extensive grounds in rural surroundings, and is divided between an older complex of fine nineteenth century buildings and a modern complex of teaching, research, accommodation, and support facilities.

Ollscoil - University
Roinn - Department