Applying for a school place (Cork) before arriving in the country

Reborn2020

Hi - I hope someone can help.

I'm a virtual assistant and I'm working with a Muslim family who are moving to Cork this summer. They have 7-year-old twins (boy and girl) and education is the priority. At the moment he has applied to St John the Baptist in Middleton for them, but we need to have backup options in case that doesn't work out.

Can anyone recommend schools with great academic reputations and accept Muslim children? Location isn't so important as they work from home, so they'll base their location on whichever school the children get into.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.

Norah