MERITS - INNOVATION THINKSPACE

OUR FACILITIES

If you are looking to take your business to the next level, MERITS will get you there.

Our facilities and services are available to members of MERITS.

Conference & Meeting Rooms

Video conferencing

High-speed broadband

Podcast Studio

Conference Rooms / Meeting Rooms

All of our rooms are laid out with the latest audio/visual equipment; widescreen tv’s, sound bars, camera’s, ceiling mounted camera phones and speakers. This allows the room to be completely wireless, on a "bring your own device" basis.

The Shackleton Room

picture of the Shackleton Conference Suite in MERITS, Naas Kildare

60 person conference suite

9 screen video wall with ClickShare

Multiple layout configurations

The Lonsdale Room

picture of the Lonsdale Boardroom available for meetings in MERITS, Naas Kildare

16 person Smart Board room

In-room microphone & speakers

65" screen with ClickShare connection

Dedicated and Co-Working Spaces

Collaboration is key to any effective ecosystem.

We have a mix of open plan, co-working and dedicated office spaces, to give you the freedom to choose what works best for scaling your business. Our members can enjoy peace and quiet whilst they work, and a networking area where they can collaborate and share ideas with others. For those long calls and video chats, hop into one of our privacy booths!

Private Offices

For our scaling members we have a range of private offices, from 2 person to 6 person in size. These can be branded with company names and all come equipped with electric sit-stand desks.

2 / 3 / 4 & 6 person offices

Own door office

Private meeting room for office clients

All bills in one

Access to meeting rooms

Access to Content Lab

Co-Working Spaces

If you prefer co-working areas, we have large open plan areas, where our members can enjoy peace and quiet at their desks. Our members enjoy electronically operated sit/stand desks, shared printing facilities and dedicated lockers in our co-working areas.

Sit / Stand Desks

Phonebooths

Free Wi-Fi

Free Tea / Coffee

Shared printing facilities

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Communal space in MERITS

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Coffee station in MERITS

Communal space in MERITS

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EV chargers in car park

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Exterior of the MERITS facility

Content Lab

Audio and video is an integral part of any start up business.
MERITS has a state of the art bespoke podcasting and video studio.

Podcast Studio & Editing Service

Green Screen Studio

Product Photography

Video Suite & Editing

VR Processing & Equipment

MERITS has a state of the art Audio/Visual studio

You can use our Content Lab in a few different ways*:

1. Free Style: Create your own Photographs, Video & Podcasts quickly with our easy to use equipment, all included in your Content LAB hire.

2. Accompanied: Produce the highest quality content in our Studios while our expert partners guide you through your video, photography or sound recording journey.

Minimum booking of 2 hours*

Get in touch if you would like to book a some studio time in MERITS

Enquire Here

Membership Plans

Click on any of the headings below to see details on our membership plans

HOT DESKS

€30 daily

- Access from 9.00am to 5.30pm (Monday to Friday)
- High Speed Broadband
- Locakable Desk Locker
- Dedicated or Standing Desks

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BLENDED MEMBERSHIP

€150 monthly

- Everything included in the Remote Membership but also:
- Access on ten separate days of the month (8:30-5:30)
- Use of desk space in open plan area
- Free tea/coffee/water
- Use of phonebooths
- Access to share printers
- 2 hours credit per month to use meeting rooms for free (subject to availability)

SIX MONTH MINIMUM (€300), PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
prices ex-vat

FULL MEMBERSHIP (DEDICATED DESK)

€300 monthly

- Everything included in the Blended Membership, but also;
- Access from 7am to 7pm (Monday to Friday)
- Dedicated, electric sit/stand desk
- Own locker
- 4 hours credit per month to use meeting rooms for free (subject to availability)

INTRODUCTORY OFFER - SIGN UP FOR 6 MONTHS, GET THE 1st MONTH FREE
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FULL MEMBERSHIP (PRIVATE OFFICE)

from €1000 monthly

- Everything included in the Blended Membership but also:
- Access from 7am to 7pm (Monday to Friday)
- Private office for 2-6 people
- All furnished with electric sit/stand desks
- 8 hours credit per month to use meeting rooms for free (subject to availability)

INTRODUCTORY OFFER - SIGN UP FOR 6 MONTHS, GET THE 1st MONTH FREE
prices ex-vat

Support Programmes

Pre-Accelerator Programme

MERITS Tech Pre-Accelerator Programme is designed to support Early-Stage Digital and Tech businesses. Early-Stage Tech Companies, with new and innovative ideas, an ambition to export and validate your market are invited to apply to our Tech Pre-Accelerator!

To establish if the business can be supported by MERITS and the Local Enterprise Office, we need background information to understand more about the business opportunity, the proposed management and their experience in this market / technology and the development plans/needs of the company.

APPLY HERE

Tech Cluster - Expression of Interest

Kildare County Councils Enterprise and Economic department has a bespoke innovative Tech Cluster to drive collaboration in the sector, which is exploding in the region. The Tech Cluster will bring tech companies, start-ups, innovators and educators together with a collective goal to stimulate the tech sector across Kildare and into the region.

The cluster driven by Kildare LEO will be working closely with: MERITS, Enterprise Ireland ,Maynooth University ,Carlow IT ; Kildare Wicklow ETB; Wicklow and Meath Local Enterprise Office and the IDA.

APPLY HERE

Mentoring

Our mentor network will help you shape and scope the potential of your ideas to meet your business needs before we match you with the right partners in the ecosystem.

APPLY FOR MENTORING

Associated Partners

MERITS is supported under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment‘s Regional Enterprise Development Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland and is an Economic Development Initiative of Kildare County Council.