Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Carlow, from parking to pharmacies.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Garda Station
Carlow Garda Station, Athy Road, Carlow, R93 W983, +353 59 913 6620
St Luke's General Hospital, Carlow/Kilkenny, Freshford Road, Kilkenny. 24-hour Emergency Department for all ages, roughly 30 km south-west of Carlow town as the crow flies.
+353 56 778 5000Caredoc Carlow
District Hospital, Carlow Health Services Complex, Athy Road, Carlow, R93 V603
0818 300 365GP out-of-hours service
For all ages, by appointment only with no walk-in service. Open weekday evenings and overnight from 18:00 to 09:00, and 24 hours at weekends and on public holidays. Ring first; the service also lists 059 913 8100.
For emergencies dial 112 or 999. Carlow's acute hospital is St Luke's General Hospital, Carlow/Kilkenny, which is in Kilkenny city rather than in Carlow; its Emergency Department is open 24 hours for all ages, and the HSE lists its direct line as 056 771 7004. The District Hospital on the Athy Road in Carlow is not an emergency department. For urgent care when GP surgeries are closed, Caredoc Carlow at the Athy Road health complex takes appointments on 0818 300 365.
Parking
Town-centre car park beside the Potato Market
The main town-centre car park, next to the Saturday farmers' market.
VISUAL and Carlow College, Old Dublin Road entrance
Council pay parking inside the gate, including disabled spaces; free for VISUAL events after 18:30, but limited.
Pharmacies
Chemco Pharmacy Carlow
Sandhills Shopping Centre, Hacketstown Road, Carlow, R93 EH39
On the Hacketstown Road side of town, about two kilometres east of Tullow Street.