Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Belmullet, from parking to pharmacies.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Coast Guard
112 or 999, ask for the Coast Guard. The Mullet peninsula, Blacksod Bay and the Erris coast are fully exposed Atlantic. In any coastal, cliff or water emergency dial 112 or 999 and ask for the Coast Guard rather than trying to contact a local unit directly.
Garda Station
Belmullet Garda Station, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. Direct phone number to be determined; in an emergency dial 112 or 999.
Mayo University Hospital, Westport Road, Knockaphunta, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 H529, is about 75 km from Belmullet, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by road via the R313 and N59, and it is the nearest 24-hour Emergency Department. It treats all ages. That is the longest run to an Emergency Department of any town in this part of Mayo, and it is longer again in bad weather or behind slow traffic, so weigh it up before deciding to drive rather than call an ambulance.
+353 94 904 2379Béal an Mhuirthead (Belmullet) Health Centre (HSE)
Belmullet Community Hospital grounds, Shore Road, Belmullet, Co. Mayo
Phone not yet verified
HSE primary care and community services for the Erris area: GP services, public health nursing, medical cards. Not an emergency department.
The health centre is in the grounds of Belmullet Community Hospital, signposted at the back of the hospital. The Erris Primary Care Team is based between Belmullet and Bangor Erris. For out-of-hours urgent care, Westdoc covers Belmullet from its treatment centre at Tallagh, Belmullet, F26 K1H9, on 0818 360 000 (phone first, appointment only, not walk-in). The nearest 24-hour Emergency Department is at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar, about 75 km away, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by road. Direct phone number for this health centre to be determined.
Belmullet Community Hospital and Belmullet Health Centre provide community and primary care only. Neither is an emergency department and neither can treat a serious emergency. When GP surgeries are closed, Westdoc is the out-of-hours urgent GP service on 0818 360 000, with a treatment centre at Tallagh, Belmullet, F26 K1H9; phone first, appointment only, not walk-in. Westdoc covers weeknights from 6pm to 9am and runs 24 hours at weekends and on public holidays. Attending an Emergency Department costs €100 without a medical card or GP referral.
Pharmacies
Reilly's totalhealth Pharmacy
Barrack Street, Belmullet, Co. Mayo
Town-centre pharmacy on Barrack Street. Confirm current opening hours on the day; in a medical emergency dial 112 or 999.
P.J. Lavelle Chemist
Main Street, Belmullet, Co. Mayo
Long-established town-centre pharmacy on Main Street. A third pharmacy, Erris Pharmacy, trades on Church Road. Confirm hours directly before relying on them.