Irish Army Apprentice School

The Army Apprentice School (Irish: Scoil Phrintisigh an Airm), was situated in Devoy Barracks, Naas, County Kildare.

The Army Apprentice School (or AAS) closed in 1998 due to Irish government cutbacks at the time.

Devoy Barracks was sold to a private company, who would later demolish it and build Kildare County Council offices and "The Osprey Hotel & Spa" on the site.

The arch, the mechanics workshops and clock tower are the only structures remaining from the original barracks.

The school's motto, as it appears below the crest is "Ní Obair In Aisce Í", meaning "There is no work without gain".

This included two weeks of intensive training on the ground in either "Kilbride Military Camp" or the Glen of Imaal in Co. Wicklow.

After these 9 weeks the army apprentices were then posted to their new units in the various barracks scattered around Ireland to undergo the 4th year "On the Job" training.