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Christmas 2026

A GP on Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day.

Phone your GP out-of-hours service. HSE listings show 24 hours on Christmas Day (Friday 25 December 2026) and St Stephen’s Day (Saturday 26 December 2026) for most services; DubDoc and Lukedoc centres 10am to 6pm. It is appointment only, so call before you travel. Free with a medical card or GP visit card.

Checked 29 October 2026. Hours can change before Christmas: phone first.

Every out-of-hours service on 25 and 26 December

  1. Caredoc

    Carlow, Cavan, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Carlow and Sligo centres) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    24 hours on all public holidays caredoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 0818 300 365South East, South Wicklow. caredoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Call 059 913 8100alternative, South East, South Wicklow. caredoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Call 0818 365 399Sligo, North Leitrim, West Cavan. caredoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  2. D Doc

    Dublin
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Hartstown centre) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    24 hours northdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 0818 224 476northdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  3. DubDoc

    Dublin
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    10am to 6pm on both days hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    Same as weekends dubdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    10am to 6pm at centre; remote service outside these hours (24/7) dubdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 01 454 5607dubdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  4. Edoc group

    Dublin, Wicklow
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Eastdoc, Edoc Loughlinstown and DL Doc) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    24 hours on 2026 public holidays hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 01 223 4500same number on all three HSE listings. hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

  5. KDOC

    Kildare, Wicklow
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Naas centre) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    24 hours kdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 045 848 701kdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  6. Limerick Doc

    Limerick
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    UNKNOWN: no HSE listing with 2026 holiday hours found
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    UNKNOWN: not published at a source we read

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 087 755 1570about.hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

  7. Lukedoc

    Dublin
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    10am to 6pm on both days hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    10am to 6pm on 2026 public holidays hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 01 669 9499hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

  8. MIDOC

    Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Athlone and Portlaoise centres) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    24 hours on 2026 public holidays hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 1800 302 702Freephone, per HSE listing. hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

  9. NEDOC

    Cavan, Louth, Meath, Monaghan
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Drogheda centre) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    24 hours nedoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Christmas notice
    NEDOC's Christmas page still shows its 2025 times; no 2026 times yet. nedoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 1800 777 911Freephone; on NEDOC's site and the HSE listing. nedoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Call 041 685 0750also on the HSE listing. hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

  10. NoWDOC

    Donegal, Leitrim
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Letterkenny and Carrick-on-Shannon centres) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    24 hours on 2026 public holidays hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 0818 400 911hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

  11. ShannonDoc

    Clare, Limerick, Tipperary
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Ennis centre) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    18:00 to 08:00 (as published; HSE listing shows 24 hours on 2026 public holidays for most centres) shannondoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Christmas notice
    ShannonDoc's site says 24 hours on public holidays, but lists most centres as 18:00 to 08:00 on bank holidays. Phone to check. shannondoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 0818 123 500shannondoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Call 061 459 500alternative, per HSE Mid West release 24 Dec 2025. about.hse.ie, checked 29 Oct

  12. SouthDoc

    Cork, Kerry
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Cork City Southside and Castleisland centres) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    Operates on bank holidays (HSE listing: 24 hours on 2026 public holidays at all SouthDoc centres) southdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 0818 355 999southdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  13. TLC Doc

    Dublin
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    UNKNOWN: no HSE listing with 2026 holiday hours found
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    Same as weekends tlcdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    10am to 18:00 at centre; lines open 24/7 tlcdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 045 848 707tlcdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  14. Westdoc

    Galway, Mayo, Roscommon
    HSE listing, 25 and 26 Dec 2026
    24 hours on both days (Galway and Roscommon centres) hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Service's own bank holiday hours
    Bank holiday weekends 6pm Friday to 9am Tuesday westdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
    Christmas notice
    Westdoc says it covers the 24-hour period over bank holidays. westdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

    Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.

    Call 0818 360 000westdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

Hours are when the phone lines run, not a promise of an appointment. Free with a medical card or GP visit card; otherwise a fee (what each service charges). In Dublin, which service you use depends on your GP: every Dublin service.

Source: HSE: when to go to a GP out of hours, checked 29 October 2026. HSE page last reviewed 27 September 2024.

Online GPs over Christmas

Paid video and phone GPs. Their Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day hours: UNKNOWN, not published at the sources we read; check the provider’s own page. Their stated hours.

Lowest published weekend fee from €34.99; 8 online GPs publish one (checked 29 Oct). Compare every fee on gpcompare.ie

Other weekends and bank holidays

Weekend and bank holiday hours for every service, all year.