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Out-of-hours GP: free with a card.

The GP out-of-hours service is free when you show a valid medical card or GP visit card, including the under-8 card, the HSE says. Without one you pay a fee. 6 services publish theirs: a treatment centre visit costs €50 to €110, depending on the service, the time and whether your own GP is a member.

Free with a medical card or GP visit card

The rule
The service is free when you show your valid medical card or GP visit card. If you do not have a card you are charged a fee.
Who can get a card
Anyone aged 8 to 69 can apply for a GP visit card; over-70s, carers on Carer’s Benefit or Carer’s Allowance and children under 8 can register for one. If you have a medical card, you do not need a GP visit card.

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

Source: HSE: GP visit cards, checked 29 October 2026.

Children under 8

All children under 8 living in Ireland can get a GP visit card, and it covers out-of-hours urgent GP care. Your child must live in Ireland and intend to live here for at least a year. You register online with your PPS number, your child’s PPS number and your GP’s name. If your child has a medical card, you do not need to register. Medication costs and hospital charges are not covered.

Source: HSE: GP visit card for children under 8, checked 29 October 2026.

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Show the card, or pay

Bring the card
Caredoc, NEDOC, KDOC, TLC Doc and DubDoc say you pay if you cannot show a valid card at the consultation.
Applied, not yet received
Caredoc and NEDOC charge a child whose under-8 card has been applied for but has not arrived.
Refunds
KDOC and TLC Doc refund a medical card holder who paid and later shows a card that was valid on the day. D Doc refunds if you call within seven days, less a €20 administration fee.

Sources: caredoc.ie; nedoc.ie; kdoc.ie; tlcdoc.ie; dubdoc.ie; northdoc.ie, each checked 29 October 2026.

Each service’s fee without a card

  1. Caredoc

    Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford, South Tipperary, South Wicklow, Sligo, North Leitrim, West Cavan
    Fee without a card
    A fee applies without a card; no amount published. caredoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  2. D Doc

    North Dublin
    Fee without a card
    Centre or phone consultation €75 if your GP is a member; €90 if not. northdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  3. DubDoc

    Dublin; for patients of participating GP practices
    Fee without a card
    A fee is charged by the attending doctor; no amount published. dubdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  4. Edoc group

    South-east Dublin and North East Wicklow, for patients of participating GPs
    Fee without a card
    Centre or phone consultation €75 if your GP is a member; €90 if not. edoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  5. KDOC

    Kildare and West Wicklow
    Fee without a card
    €90 if your GP is a KDOC member; €110 if not. kdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  6. Limerick Doc

    Mid West (Limerick); second Mid West provider alongside ShannonDoc
    Fee without a card
    UNKNOWN: no fee published at a source we could read

  7. Lukedoc

    Dublin
    Fee without a card
    UNKNOWN: no fee published at a source we could read

  8. MIDOC

    Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath
    Fee without a card
    UNKNOWN: no fee published at a source we could read

  9. NEDOC

    Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan
    Fee without a card
    Treatment centre or GP phone consultation €70; home visit €120. nedoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  10. NoWDOC

    Donegal and Leitrim
    Fee without a card
    UNKNOWN: no fee published at a source we could read

  11. ShannonDoc

    Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary
    Fee without a card
    Treatment centre visit €50 before midnight, €60 after; doctor's advice €30. ShannonDoc's fee list (a file dated 2023) says fees may change: confirm when booking. shannondoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  12. SouthDoc

    Cork and Kerry
    Fee without a card
    UNKNOWN: no fee published at a source we could read

  13. TLC Doc

    Dublin (Tallaght, Dublin 24); for patients of participating GP surgeries
    Fee without a card
    Set by the GP who sees you; TLC Doc says generally €60 to €85. tlcdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

  14. Westdoc

    Galway, Mayo, Roscommon
    Fee without a card
    You may be charged without a card; no amount published. westdoc.ie, checked 29 Oct

Fees are for a consultation at a treatment centre or by phone. Home visits and procedures cost extra at the services that list them. Phone the service to confirm.

Online GPs

Paid video and phone GPs. Their stated hours.

Lowest published evening fee from €34.99; 7 online GPs publish one (checked 29 Oct). Compare every fee on gpcompare.ie