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GP Out of Hours in Ireland

Every free HSE out-of-hours co-op and paid online GP service, by county — an independent directory, not run by any of the services listed.

How HSE out-of-hours care works

These are phone services first, not walk-in clinics — call the number for your area even if a treatment centre’s own listed hours make it look closed. A nurse or GP triages the call, and the outcome depends on what you need: phone advice, a callback appointment at a treatment centre, a home visit, or — rarely — being told to go straight to an emergency department. Most co-ops answer from around 6pm to 8am on weeknights and 24 hours at weekends and bank holidays, well beyond any single centre’s in-person opening hours; see each service below for its actual phone line hours. It’s free at point of contact for medical card and GP visit card holders. Coverage can vary right at a county boundary — the HSE’s own out-of-hours finder confirms the exact service for any address. Always call 999 or 112, or go to your nearest emergency department, if a life is at risk.

HSE out-of-hours co-ops

Free at point of contact for medical card and GP visit card holders.

D-Doc

Covers north Dublin. South Dublin is covered separately by DubDoc.

0818 22 44 76

Phone line: Weekday evenings 6pm–8am, 24 hours Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays

D-Doc’s own site

DubDoc

Covers south Dublin, based at the Meath Primary Care Centre, Heytesbury St, Dublin 8. North Dublin is covered separately by D-Doc.

01 454 5607

Phone line: In-person clinic: weekdays 6pm–10pm, weekends 10am–6pm. Outside those hours on weeknights (10pm–8am), it's phone consultation only — GPs are still available by phone and home visits are reviewed case by case.

DubDoc’s own site

SouthDoc

0818 355 999

Phone line: Mon–Fri 6pm–8am, Sat–Mon 8am–8am, 24 hours on public holidays

SouthDoc’s own site

ShannonDoc

Covers Clare, Limerick and north Tipperary. South Tipperary is covered separately by Caredoc.

0818 123 500

Phone line: Weekdays 6pm–8am, 24 hours weekends and public holidays

ShannonDoc’s own site

Caredoc

Runs two regional lines: the south east (Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford, south Tipperary, south Wicklow) and, separately, Sligo, north Leitrim and west Cavan. South Tipperary and south Wicklow only — the north of both counties are covered by other services.

South East: 0818 300 365

Sligo / north Leitrim / west Cavan: 0818 365 399

Phone line: Weekdays 6pm–9am, 24 hours weekends and public holidays

Caredoc’s own site

Westdoc

0818 360 000

Phone line: Mon–Thu 6pm–9am, Fri 6pm–Mon 9am, extended over bank holiday weekends

Westdoc’s own site

NEDOC

Covers Louth, Meath, Monaghan and east Cavan. West Cavan is covered separately by Caredoc.

1800 777 911

Phone line: Weekdays 6pm–8am, 24 hours weekends and public holidays

NEDOC’s own site

KDOC

Treatment centres in Naas and Celbridge.

045 848 701

Phone line: Phone line: weekdays 6pm–8am (lines open 5:30pm), 24 hours weekends and bank holidays — covers the whole county, including Celbridge patients. The Naas clinic runs those same hours; the Celbridge clinic is weekends/bank holidays only, 10am–6pm, but the phone line is still open 24/7 that weekend regardless.

KDOC’s own site

NoWDoc

Covers Donegal and south Leitrim. North Leitrim is covered separately by Caredoc. Sligo is covered by Caredoc, not NoWDoc.

NoWDoc’s own site

Paid online GP services

Same-day video or phone consultations, typically €30–€50, available regardless of medical card status.

GP24

Video, phone, in-clinic, and home-visit GP appointments; also handles prescriptions and some ongoing treatment programmes. Clinics in Dublin, described as available more widely across Ireland.

Visit GP24

DocOnCall

Video and phone GP consultations, run by IE HealthNow Limited. Priced from roughly €35 per consultation as of August 2026.

Visit DocOnCall

GetYourGP

Video and phone GP consultations from GetYourGP Limited, along with prescription-only services for specific conditions. Consultations from roughly €50 outside normal hours as of August 2026.

Visit GetYourGP

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Want the full comparison, including cost and how each option actually works? Read Out-of-Hours GP Care in Ireland: Every Option Compared. Also see late night pharmacies and what to do when every pharmacy is closed.