Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Kells, from parking to pharmacies.
ATMs & Banking
AIB Kells
John Street, Kells, Co. Meath
External ATM at the AIB branch on John Street.
Bank of Ireland Kells
Headfort Place, Kells, Co. Meath
External ATM at the Bank of Ireland branch on Headfort Place, near the Headfort Arms.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Garda Station
Kells Garda Station, Fair Green, Townparks, Kells, Co. Meath, 046 928 0820. For anything immediate dial 112 or 999.
Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, Co. Meath, about 15 km south-east of Kells, has the nearest Emergency Department. The HSE lists it as open 24 hours, seven days a week, but it treats adults aged 16 and over only. Children under 16 must go to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co. Louth, about 34 km east in a straight line, whose 24-hour Emergency Department treats all ages. There is no emergency department in Kells.
046 907 2630Headfort Family Practice (Centric Health)
A GP practice in the Kells Primary Care Centre on the Navan Road. Not an emergency department. Centric Health also runs a paid online doctor service for patients not registered with the practice.
The phone number above is the Navan Emergency Department line as the HSE lists it. Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda, lists its Emergency Department line as 041 987 3601. For a minor injury the HSE points patients to an injury unit rather than an emergency department, and there is none in Co. Meath, so use the HSE's find urgent and emergency care service. For anything life-threatening dial 112 or 999 and let the ambulance crew choose the hospital. HSE Live, the non-emergency health line, is 1800 700 700.
Parking
Spire of Lloyd car park
Rate: Free
Free parking beside the playground at the People's Park, on the R163 about 2 km west of the town centre.
Kells town centre on-street parking
Rate: Check the sign on the day
On-street parking in the centre is metered by Meath County Council; the Printing Works booking page describes parking around Church Lane as paid and restricted. Read the sign rather than trusting a figure in a guide.
Pharmacies
StayWell Lappin's Headfort Pharmacy
8 Farrell Street, Townparks, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 D6P9
On Farrell Street, the main street running south-west from the town centre. Opening hours are not published by the pharmacy online; ring ahead on Sundays and public holidays.
Gormley's Pharmacy
Kells Shopping Centre, Circular Road, Townparks, Kells, Co. Meath
In the shopping centre on Circular Road on the north side of the town. Opening hours are not published by the pharmacy online; ring to check.