Who to call
Call first: appointment only, no walk-in.
Call 0818 355 999southdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct
SouthDoc covers Cork and Kerry on one number. The HSE lists 23 SouthDoc centres: 15 in Cork and 8 in Kerry. hse.ie, checked 29 Oct
Free with a medical card or GP visit card; otherwise a fee (what each service charges). Not for repeat prescriptions, test results or medical certificates.
Source: HSE: when to go to a GP out of hours, checked 29 October 2026. HSE page last reviewed 27 September 2024.
Centres in Cork
The HSE lists 15 out-of-hours centres in County Cork. None takes walk-ins: phone the number above, and you may be given an appointment at one of them.
SouthDoc Bandon
Bandon Primary Care Centre, Market Street, Bandon, P72 WD58SouthDoc Bantry
Bantry Primary Care Centre, Droumleigh South, Bantry, P75 T611SouthDoc Castletownbere
Castletownbere Day Care Centre, Derrymihan West, Castletownbere, P75 PW81SouthDoc Clonakilty
Clonakilty Primary Care Centre, Clarke Street, Clonakilty, P85 XE93SouthDoc Cork City Blackpool
Unit GE, North Valley Business Centre, Mallow Road, Cork, T23 XD56SouthDoc Cork City Southside
Unit 17/18 South Ring Business Park, Kinsale Road, Cork, T12 N6KRSouthDoc Dunmanway
Dunmanway Community Hospital, Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway, P47 WN27SouthDoc Fermoy
Fermoy Community Hospital, Courthouse Road, Fermoy, P61 VW35SouthDoc Kanturk
Kanturk Health Centre, Hospital Hill, Kanturk, P51 H96HSouthDoc Kinsale
Kinsale Primary Care Centre, Kinsale Quarter, New Road, Kinsale, P17 RY11SouthDoc Macroom
Fair Green Plaza, Macroom, P12 ET82SouthDoc Mallow
Mallow Primary Healthcare Centre, Mallow Business Park, Goulds Hill, Mallow, P51 Y8ECSouthDoc Midleton
Eilmaur, Oatencake, Cork Road, Midleton, P25 D524SouthDoc Skibbereen
Skibbereen Primary Care Centre, Coolnagurrane, Skibbereen, P81 YV62SouthDoc Youghal
Youghal Health Centre, Millennium Court, Youghal, P36 P840
Source: HSE: find urgent and emergency care, checked 29 October 2026.
Injury units in Cork
The HSE lists 3 injury units in County Cork. For a recent injury that is not life-threatening, no appointment needed. €75, or no charge with a medical card or a GP referral letter. Every injury unit the HSE lists closes by 8pm: after that, phone the out-of-hours GP, or for a serious injury go to an emergency department.
Bantry Injury Unit
Bantry General Hospital, Carrignagat, Bantry, P75 DX93Mallow Injury Unit
Mallow General Hospital, Limerick Road, Kilknockan, Mallow, P51 N288Mercy Injury Unit
Mercy University Hospital, Gurranabraher, Cork City, T23 YV52
Source: HSE: when to visit an injury unit, checked 29 October 2026. HSE page last reviewed 29 November 2023.
Emergency departments in Cork
For life-threatening illness or serious injury. Open 24 hours a day. If someone’s life is at risk, call 112 or 999.
Cork University Hospital Emergency Department
Wilton Road, Wilton, Cork, T12 DC4AMercy University Hospital Emergency Department
Grenville Place, Cork City, T12 WE28
Source: HSE: the emergency department, checked 29 October 2026. HSE page last reviewed 19 October 2022.
Other options tonight
- Which service112, emergency department, injury unit, pharmacy or GP
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