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Local residents furthest away from healthcare settings

Jul 21, 2026 17:15
By Shannonside News
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Local residents furthest away from healthcare settings

Dublin is the closest to GPs, pharmacies, emergency departments and maternity departments.

People living in Roscommon and Leitrim are living furthest away from healthcare settings.

According to the CSO, Leitrim residents are on average 38 kilometres away from their closest General Hospital, while those living in Roscommon are furthest away from their GP, pharmacy and nearest emergency department.

Dublin is the closest to GPs, pharmacies, emergency departments and maternity departments.

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Monaghan residents live furthest away from their closes maternity hospital at 44 point 4 kilometres.

The average distance to the local pharmacy nationally is 1 kilometre, while the average distance to a general hospital is 10 and a half kilometres.

That increases to nearly 13 kilometres for an emergency department, 16 point 8 kilometres for a maternity department and 1 point 2 kilometres for the GP.

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If you live in Dublin though you're less than 4 kilometres from a general hospital, 4.6 from a A&E and 7 point 7 kilometres from a maternity hospital.

That shrinks to just 600 metres for the local pharmacy, with the nearest GP being just 700 metres away.

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