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19 Dec 2025

Caredoc Out-of-Hours GP Services set to strike in Kilkenny

There will be no service in Kilkenny from 6pm tonight until 9am tomorrow

Leitrim out-of-hours GP services at risk as Caredoc appeals to unions

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Caredoc Out-Of-Hours GP Services will close today due to industrial action and people with a urgent medical need are urged to attend the emergency department at St Luke's General Hospital.

The industrial action will take place 6pm until 9am tomorrow at the Caredoc Treatment Centre at Ayrfield on the Granges Road in Kilkenny and will also take place at centres in Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary,  Waterford, Wexford and South Wicklow.

A spokesperson said that 'in the event of an emergency please call the 999 Ambulance service'.

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"Should you have an urgent medical need please attend your local hospital Emergency Department.

Otherwise contact your own GP surgery number for further advice," added the spokesperson.

Caredoc GP Out of Hours services will resume as normal at 6pm on Friday (December 19) however further service interuptions are likely over the Christmas period – specifically Tuesday 23 December,  Saturday 27 December, Monday 29 December, Tuesday 30 December and Friday 2 January. Please check our website for regular updates

"We apologise to the public for the inconvenience and disruption caused by this action," added the spokesperson.

The HSE have issued a statement on the planned industrial actions by Caredoc.
"The dispute arises because Caredoc has refused to pass on pay increases to its staff, despite receiving funding from the HSE for this purpose.
 
"In March 2025, under the auspices of the WRC, the HSE provided additional funding to Caredoc, Southdoc and Shannondoc to maintain a sustainable workforce. Southdoc and Shannondoc passed on these increases to staff without issue; Caredoc has not.
 
"Caredoc argues that paying staff would undermine its separate claim to be recognised as a Section 39 organisation.
 
"GP out‑of‑hours services are provided under the GMS contract, not under Section 39 arrangements, and this distinction was accepted by unions at the WRC.
 
"The Government and HSE have fully honoured their commitments: €647,000 was allocated to Caredoc South‑East and has already been paid over.
 
"The most straightforward resolution of the threatened strike action is for Caredoc to immediately pass this funding to its employees, as agreed.
 
"The HSE is proactively engaging with Caredoc through mediation, recognising the importance of services for patients in the South East.
 
"Details of the mediation process are confidential, but a further significant offer has been made to support resolution. Industrial action is unnecessary and premature given that the HSE is actively working to resolve the matter," said a HSE spokesperson.

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