Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Clonakilty, from parking to pharmacies.
Accessibility
Clonakilty was recognised as Ireland's first autism-friendly town in 2018; the town centre is largely flat and walkable.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Coast Guard
Valentia Coast Guard covers this stretch of the West Cork coast; call 112 and ask for Coast Guard for any sea or cliff incident, including at Inchydoney
Garda Station
Clonakilty Garda Station, McCurtain Hill, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85 HR25, +353 23 8821570
Cork University Hospital (CUH), Wilton Road, Wilton, Cork, T12 DC4A. The nearest full Emergency Department, open 24 hours every day, for all ages. Approximately 50km / 50 to 60 minutes' drive from Clonakilty.
+353 21 492 0200The Waterfront Medical Centre
Clonakilty Primary Care Building, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85 XW86
to be determinedGP practice for non-emergency care; not an emergency department
Phone number not confirmed from the practice's own listing during this pass; verify before publishing a live number. For non-emergency illness when surgeries are closed, SouthDoc is the Cork and Kerry out-of-hours GP service, 0818 355 999, appointment only. For emergencies dial 112 or 999. The nearest Emergency Department is Cork University Hospital, open 24 hours for all ages.
Clonakilty Community Hospital provides local step-down and community care but is not an Emergency Department and has no injury unit. For any serious injury or emergency, Cork University Hospital is the nearest full Emergency Department, open 24 hours for all ages. The number above is the CUH Emergency Department direct line; the CUH switchboard is +353 21 492 2000. For a non-life-threatening injury such as a broken bone or minor burn, the nearest injury units are Mercy Injury Unit, Gurranabraher, Cork City, T23 YV52 (+353 21 492 6900), open 8am to 7pm daily, age 10 and over only, and Bantry Injury Unit (+353 27 54836), open 8am to 8pm daily, age 5 and over only. Attending an Emergency Department costs 100 euro without a medical card or GP referral; an injury unit costs 75 euro on the same terms.
Parking
Pearse Street and town-centre pay parking
Disc/pay parking operates on the main town-centre streets; check current signage for hours and rates.