Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Enniscrone, from parking to pharmacies.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Garda Station
Enniscrone Garda Station, Main Street, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, F26 XP65, +353 96 36103
Sligo University Hospital, The Mall, Sligo, F91 H684. 24-hour Emergency Department, all ages, about 60 km (roughly an hour) northeast of Enniscrone. Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar is a comparable distance to the south; for anyone coming from the Ballina side, Castlebar is the nearer A&E. Enniscrone itself has no Emergency Department.
+353 71 917 1111Local GP and out-of-hours (NoWDOC)
GP surgeries serve Enniscrone and the surrounding area; the nearest larger GP cluster is in Ballina, Co. Mayo, about 8 km south.
0818 400 911NoWDOC is the out-of-hours urgent GP service for the north-west (Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and west Cavan); phone first, it is not a walk-in and not an emergency department.
For routine daytime care use a local GP surgery during opening hours; for non-emergency illness when surgeries are closed, NoWDOC is the out-of-hours GP line (phone first). Enniscrone has no emergency department. The nearest 24-hour Emergency Departments are Sligo University Hospital, about 60 km northeast, and Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar; confirm the current NoWDOC number before relying on it.
For emergencies dial 112 or 999. The nearest Emergency Departments are Sligo University Hospital and Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar, not in Enniscrone; for non-emergency illness when surgeries are closed, NoWDOC is the out-of-hours GP service (phone first). Attending an ED costs €100 without a medical card or GP referral. On the strand, mind the tide and the rip currents in the bay, and never swim or surf alone in a big Atlantic swell.
Pharmacies
Enniscrone Pharmacy
Main Street, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
The village pharmacy on Main Street. For late-night, Sunday or bank-holiday cover, the nearest larger options are the pharmacies in Ballina, about 8 km south, and in Sligo town; in a medical emergency dial 112 or 999.