Scoil Carmel, Dublin 24
Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24NA44
Mixed primary school with special classes, 313 pupils (2025/26), Catholic ethos, patron Archbishop of Dublin.
9 planning applications at the school since 2000, the latest in April 2024.
Planning at the school 9 applications
Applications on the school grounds, next to the school and about a school (extensions, prefabs, classrooms, halls), or naming the school within 1.5 km. Every year on record.
- WithdrawnConvent Cottage, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- GrantedScoil Carmel Junior National School, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- GrantedUnit 1-3, Convent Cottages, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Appeal decidedScoil Treasa National School, Ballycullen Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24.
- WithdrawnScoil Treasa National School, Ballycullen Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24.
- Appeal decidedThe Convent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24.
- RefusedThe Covent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- RefusedThe Convent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24.
- Appeal decidedThe Convent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24.
Where it is school grounds outlined
Outline: the school grounds as mapped on OpenStreetMap. Dots: planning applications at the school.
Enrolment 2 years on record
| Year | Pupils | Girls | Boys | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 337 | 175 | 162 | — |
| 2025/26 | 313 | 166 | 147 | -24 |
Enrolment as returned to the Department of Education each September.
About the school
- Roll number
- 17899C
- Level
- Primary school
- Type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Boys, girls or mixed
- Mixed
- Ethos and patron
- Catholic ethos, patron Archbishop of Dublin
- DEIS
- No
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Address
- Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24NA44
Inspection reports
The Department of Education's Inspectorate publishes its reports on gov.ie. See this school's inspection reports on gov.ie (the Department's search, roll number 17899C).
Planning applications within 100 m of the school grounds 16 applications in the last 10 years
- Granted55, Woodlawn Park Avenue, Dublin, D24 ENY0
- RefusedLands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- WithdrawnLands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- WithdrawnLands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- CommencedSt. Bernadette's, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24CC9E
- WithdrawnConvent Cottage, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- Commenced36 Woodlawn Park Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 TH6D
- Granted54, Woodlawn Park Drive, Dublin 24
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- GrantedLands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- CommencedScoil Carmel Junior National School, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- GrantedDodder Valley Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- GrantedConvent Cottage, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- WithdrawnConvent Cottage, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- GrantedDodder Greenway Route Scheme
- GrantedDodder Valley/Mount Carmel, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Appeal decided54, Woodlawn Park Drive, Dublin 24
Appeals within 100 m of the school grounds 2 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Building work started within 100 m of the school grounds 5 commencement notices
- CommencedSt. Bernadette's, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24CC9E
- Commenced36 Woodlawn Park Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 TH6D
- CommencedScoil Carmel Junior National School, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- CommencedScoil Carmel Junior National School, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- CommencedUnit 1-3, Convent Cottages, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Source: Department of Education · fetched 27 Sept 2026 · Data on Individual Schools, 2025/26
Source: OpenStreetMap (school grounds) · fetched 27 Sept 2026
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Planning report for Scoil Carmel, Dublin 24
Every application, appeal and deadline within 500 m, with zoning and heritage, in one report.
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