Overview
The new School of Nursing at Maynooth University has been created within the existing Eolas Building on campus, marking a significant addition to the University’s health and medical education facilities. The project required the complete internal reconfiguration of the third floor, delivering 780m² of high-specification teaching, learning, and support spaces.
Central to the project is a suite of Clinical Skills and Practice Laboratories designed to replicate real-world hospital ward layouts and community care environments. These are supported by simulation facilities, including a dedicated control room where staff can observe, assess, and manage training scenarios. Additional academic, technical, and administrative spaces were also integrated, along with side rooms, meeting areas, storage, and multipurpose facilities to ensure the School can function as a self-contained and flexible teaching unit.
One of the key challenges was the ambitious programme: with design team appointment in early spring and the first student intake scheduled for the autumn term, the project had to be delivered within a compressed timeframe. Careful planning, phased coordination, and a highly focused fit-out programme enabled completion on schedule, ensuring the new School was ready to welcome its first cohort of students as planned.
The result is a state-of-the-art environment for nursing education that supports a shift toward community-focused healthcare training, underpinned by innovation in digital health and simulation-based learning.
