‘Russian roulette’ healthcare in Castletownbere

Dr. Fiona Kelly at her surgery in Castletownbere, West Cork, Ireland. Picture: Andy Gibson.

It’s just a matter of time before someone dies in Cork’s Beara Peninsula due to the lack of after-hours GP cover, one of Castletownbere’s two full-time GPs has warned.

Dr Fiona Kelly says it’s time the health service stopped “playing Russian Roulette” with people’s lives.