St Ailbe's National School
St Ailbe's National School is a primary school in Tipperary. 122 pupils, Catholic ethos, 3 special classes, oversubscribed last year, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Cashel & Emly |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 122 (70 boys, 52 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 20467N |
| Eircode | E34NY00 |
| Address | Emly, Tipperary |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 12 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 18 |
| Applications last year | 11 |
| Waiting list | 9 |
The school received 31 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 11 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
this notice describes more than one intake — read it directly.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Special classes
3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 3 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Bruff / Hospital. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district E34 (Tipperary) was €200,000 in 2025. That is up 60.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Emly at -7.69 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 27% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Michelle O'Brien |
|---|---|
| Phone | 06257422 |
| info@emlyns.ie | |
| Local authority | Tipperary (Sr) County Council |
Other schools in Bruff / Hospital
- Ballylanders N S Primary school, Limerick
- Garrydoolis N S Primary school, Limerick
- Hospital Ns Primary school, Limerick
- John The Baptist Community School Secondary school, Limerick
- Kilteely N S Primary school, Limerick
- S N Gallbhaile Primary school, Limerick
- S N Loch Guir Primary school, Limerick
- Scoil Ailbhe Primary school, Limerick
- Scoil Baile An Aird Primary school, Limerick
- Scoil Cnoc Loinge B Primary school, Limerick
- Scoil Dean Cussen Primary school, Limerick
- Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine Primary school, Limerick
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.