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19 Nov 2024
Dr. Özlem Sarikaya Bayram recently led an exciting Science Day outreach session at a local school in Maynooth, sparking curiosity and inspiring young minds. You can see more at the following link
maynoothuniversity.ie/sport-…
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15 Oct 2025
🏃♂️ Running Away from Injury
Learn how to prevent common running injuries and keep moving safely!
📅 Oct 21, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:00 AM
📍 TSI028 (beside TSI Café)
🔗 More info: maynoothuniversity.ie/news-e…
#Running #InjuryPrevention #MaynoothUniversity #MUEvents
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
19 Sep 2025
Join MU Soccer Club for all soccer activities at MU this academic year. Get Involved!
Scan the QR code or click the link below to join⬇️⬇️⬇️
mulife.ie/club/soccer
@MaynoothUni @MUSportsOffice @MaynoothCAO @faischools
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
16 Nov 2023
Run or Walk to raise funds for St Francis Hospice @maynoothuniversity #hospice @maynoothuniversity @SFHDublin @MU_Research @library_MU @MU_PostGrad @MaynoothUni @maynoothsu @coermaynooth
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
22 Nov 2024
Come visit Jim today and tomorrow in the TSI building to learn all about our BSc in Sports Science and Health and BSc in Food Science and Human Nutrition in the Department of Sports Science and Nutrition at Maynooth Uni @MaynoothSSN @MaynoothUni @MaynoothCAO #opendays
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
24 Oct 2024
New paper with @LiamSweeneyEP & @AineMacNamara_
Implications for talent development including:
- Individual perceptions of challenge
- The dynamics of selection and encouraging exploratory movement behaviour
- Multi sport training load
20 Oct 2024
Delighted to see this article published today with @AineMacNamara_ & @Jattaylor - a longitudinal study examining the experiences of youth footballers during their first year in a national talent development programme
@EJSS_EASS
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tandfonline.com/eprint/JF7YH…
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
20 Oct 2024
Delighted to see this article published today with @AineMacNamara_ & @Jattaylor - a longitudinal study examining the experiences of youth footballers during their first year in a national talent development programme
@EJSS_EASS
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tandfonline.com/eprint/JF7YH…
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
6 Nov 2024
New publication in @BiolSport with @TLexercise @CianSweeney_ @JackHickey89 & @AineMacNamara_ examining biological maturity and relative age biases in female international youth soccer players.
Collaboration with @IrelandFootball - more to come!
OA👇🏻
doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.20…
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
7 Nov 2024
👉This study demonstrates that biological maturity but not relative age biases exist in female international youth #football relative to the general population ⚽️
✍️Liam Sweeney, Tommy R Lundberg, Cian Sweeney, Jack Hickey, Áine MacNamara
🔗#OpenAccess🔓termedia.pl/Biological-matur…
ALT Sweeney L, Lundberg T, Sweeney C, Hickey J, MacNamara Á. Biological maturity but not relative age biases exist in female international youth soccer players relative to the general population. Biology of Sport. 2025;42(2):249-256. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2025.144411.
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
5 Nov 2024
Calling all Competitive Sportspeople!🏅
@LindaMcd2 is recruiting athletes to complete a short survey for her Project exploring personality traits & emotional responses to competitive situations🤼♀️
More info here➡️ maynoothpsychology.qualtrics…
@MUSportsOffice @MaynoothSSN @MU_Golf
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Looking forward to speaking about exercise prescription at the Irish Association of Cardic Rehab @IRehabilitation Annual Conference tomorrow alongside Caitriona Minnock, ANP in Pulmonary hypertension @pha_ireland @MaynoothSSN @MaterDublin @TheMaterFounda @IRehabilitation
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
4 Jul 2024
We’re hiring a Professor of Sport & Exercise Science to lead our Department @MaynoothSSN at @MaynoothUni
Check out the full job description and apply here: tinyurl.com/mtnmxfzh
Share with your network!
#JobOpening #JobOpening #AcademicJobs #jobfairy #maynoothuniversity
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
21 Jul 2024
Congratulations to our RoboÉireann team!!
They came third in the Champions Cup Final.
We are so proud of them.
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
18 Jun 2024
We're recruiting a Professor of Sport & Exercise Science to lead our Department of Sport Science & Nutrition @MaynoothSSN at Maynooth University @MaynoothUni
See the full job description and apply via the link below:
tinyurl.com/mtnmxfzh
Please share and ask any questions.
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🚨Published Today🚨
The Relationship Between Maximum Lower Limb Strength & Power, and GPS Acceleration Speed in Elite U20 Gaelic Football Athletes
By Michael O'Driscoll, @TommyJMooney & @LiamSweeneyEP
📲Click the link below to read the full article for 🆓
journal.iusca.org/index.php/…
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13 Mar 2024
RT @MaynoothUniGAA: We are delighted to announce an exciting collaboration between @MeathGAA
@MaynoothUniGAA & @MaynoothSSN
Exciting time…
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MUsportsciencenutrition retweeted
21 Feb 2024
@LadiesHEC @ElectricIreland
Donaghy Cup Quarter Final
🏆@MaynoothUni v @ATUSport_Galway
📆 Wednesday 21st February, 2024
⏰ 5:30pm
🏟️ Dangan
Updates live here on the night.
Best of luck!
#mugaafamily
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22 Feb 2024
RT @MaynoothUniGAA: Maynooth University GAA Scholarship Programme is NOW OPEN to incoming first year applicants for the 2024/25 academic ye…
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20 Feb 2024
Looking forward to representing @MaynoothSSN and @SPRINT_ACU alongside @ryan_timmins, @niravmaniar91 and @CarolinPrinC next Thursday 29th February from 6pm to 7pm @IOCprevConf in Monaco 🇲🇨
20 Feb 2024
Heading to the 7th #IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport?? Catch SPRINTers @JackHickey89 @niravmaniar91 & @ryan_timmins in their symposium "From the lab to the field: addressing the challenge of hamstring injury prevention & performance in sport...
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