Limerick Campus:
***PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE MEDICAL CENTRE UNLESS YOU HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT OVER PHONE/EMAIL*****
Location: T.3.07
Opening Hours: 9am -1pm (Make an appointment)
Doctors’ Hours: Monday to Friday: 2pm-4pm
The Covid-19 Nurse is available on campus 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday.
Call: 061-204 343 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For Covid-19 queries, call Bernie on 086 0664917 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
College Nurses:
Annmaree McCarthy
Helen O’Dea
Operation of Medical Centre:
1. Students will be required to telephone the Medical Centre. There will no longer be a queuing system in operation in the morning.
2. Nurses will triage calls. Non-COVID complaints can be seen by a nurse or an appointment booked with the doctor. All respiratory complaints (possibility of COVID) will be managed initially by telephone with nurse advice or an appointment can be booked for the doctor to consult by telephone in the afternoon, with a subsequent appointment if necessary.
3. Doctors’ appointments will include telephone consults and face-to-face consultations.
Covid 19 Advice
- Any student who is unwell with respiratory symptoms (cough, fever or shortness of breath) should not come to College. Stay at home.
- Any student who has been a close contact of a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19 must stay at home.
- Contact your own GP or MIC Medical Centre or Ashdown Medical Centre for advice. Advice is also available on the HPSC website.
- Students must telephone the Medical Centre for an appointment. Do not present to the medical centre without an appointment; you will not be seen.
The HSE is the definitive source of general medical advice for COVID-19; please refer to www.hse.ie.
The HSE is the definitive source of general medical advice for COVID-19; please refer to www.hse.ie.
Weekend & After Hours
Out of Hours Doctor on call
Shannon Doc: +353 818 123500
Limerick Doc: +353 87 7551570 (after 6pm)
Urgent attention/emergencies
Students who need urgent medical treatment should proceed to the A&E Dept. at University Hospital Limerick, Tel: +353 61 301111 (24hr cover) or to St John’s Hospital, Tel: +353 61 415822 (8am-6pm Monday to Friday).
In an emergency, dial 999 or 112.
EU Students: You will need to bring your European Health Insurance Card when attending the doctor/hospital.
Students can also contact their own GP by phone or the following services:
MIC Limerick
If students are in need of medical attention, please telephone the Ashdown Medical Centre at +353 61 301200. There is a €10 charge for an appointment for an MIC student.
If out-of-hours, please telephone ShannonDoc at +353 818 123500.
International Students
International Students need their European Health Insurance Card when attending the Medical Centre.
Thurles Campus:
A GP Service is available for MIC Thurles students with Dr Liam Collins at The Surgery, Fianna Road, Thurles by contacting +353 504 21155. There is a €10 charge for an appointment for an MIC student.
Dr. Liam Collins, Fianna Road Thurles
Call:
0504 21155
Opening Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 09.00 - 12.00 & 15.00 - 16.45
Wednesday 09.00 – 11.15 (another doctor will be on call on Wednesday afternoon)
Fees:
MIC Medical visits cost €10
Covid-19 advice and enquiries:
Any student who is unwell with respiratory symptoms (cough, fever or shortness of breath) should not come to college. Stay at home.
Any student who has been a close contact of a probable or confirmed case of Covid 19 must stay at home.
Contact your own GP or MIC Covid Nurse (Call 086 0664920 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Dr. Liam Collins (0504 21155) for advice.
Advice is also available on the HPSC website.
Out of hours service (weekends and after 6pm)
Students who need to see a doctor out of hours (after 6pm and at weekends) should contact Shannon Doc on 1850 212 999
Students who need urgent medical attention should proceed to the Casualty Department at South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel which provides 24-hour cover. Contact 052 6177000.
In the event of a medical emergency out-of-hours, please contact 999 and ask for ambulance services.
If out-of-hours, please telephone ShannonDoc at +353 818 123500.