I definitely feel your pain @redhead. I have young kids too, and getting them into good schools in an area we WAnted to live, WAs an issue for us too. I hope everything falls in to place for you and your daughter. One thing I'd like to point out is that Ireland is still a little behind the times with regard to mixed gender schools. They are becoming more and more common, but the Heavy influence the Catholic church had on Ireland in days gone by, still looms. Many towns will only have all boy or all girl secondary schools, so keep that in mind when looking. S ...