Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Westport, from parking to pharmacies.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Coast Guard
112 or 999, ask for the Coast Guard. Clew Bay, the quay area and the Old Head and Bertra strands are covered by the Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI. For an incident on Croagh Patrick, dial 112 or 999 and ask for Mountain Rescue.
Garda Station
Westport Garda Station, The Fairgreen, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 XF30, +353 98 50230.
Mayo University Hospital, Westport Road, Knockaphunta, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 H529. 24-hour Emergency Department, all ages, about 17 km and roughly 20 minutes east of Westport on the N5. Westport has no emergency department of its own.
+353 94 904 2379Westport Primary Care Centre (HSE)
Westport, Co. Mayo
Phone not yet verified
HSE primary care centre with GP, public health nursing and community services. Not an emergency department.
For out-of-hours urgent GP care when daytime surgeries are closed, Westdoc is the service for Mayo (phone first, appointment only, not walk-in); the Westdoc Westport clinic operates from Crannóg House, Quay Road. The nearest 24-hour Emergency Department is at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar, about 20 minutes east on the N5.
The number above is the Emergency Department direct line; the hospital switchboard is +353 94 902 1733. Attending an Emergency Department costs €100 without a medical card or GP referral. There is no injury unit in Co. Mayo, so minor injuries are treated at the same Emergency Department in Castlebar. When GP surgeries are closed, Westdoc is the out-of-hours urgent GP service on 0818 360 000 (phone first, appointment only, not walk-in), operating in Westport from Crannóg House, Quay Road, F28 TX39: weeknights from 6pm to 9am, and 24 hours at weekends and on public holidays. Croagh Patrick is a serious mountain in poor weather; carry a charged phone and tell someone your plan.
Pharmacies
Heaney's Pharmacy & Healthshop
Bridge Street, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 YK30
Town-centre pharmacy and health shop on Bridge Street. Confirm current hours on the day; in a medical emergency dial 112 or 999.
O'Donnell's totalhealth Pharmacy
Lower Bridge Street, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 WK11
Town-centre pharmacy on Lower Bridge Street. Confirm current opening hours directly before relying on them.