Out-of-hours GP care 'urgently' needed on Cork's northside

Blackpool SouthDoc service closed in March as GP says city better service needed in city of Cork's size

The closure of the Blackpool SouthDoc service earlier this year has left just one facility serving Cork city. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Doctors are calling for an out-of-hours GP service to be opened urgently in the northside of Cork City.

Mothers have had to walk miles with their sick children at night to access the one operational service, which is situated in an industrial estate off the Kinsale Road Roundabout.