GP
Collins Avenue G.P
138 Collins Avenue, Dublin 9, Co. Dublin, D09 W7W3
A GP surgery on Collins Avenue West in Dublin 9, open since 1994 under Dr Mel McEvoy, with a second branch in Baldoyle. The practice sees medical card, GP visit card and private patients and runs nurse-led services such as blood tests, childhood and travel vaccinations and a hospital-linked diabetes clinic. All clinics are by appointment, booked by phoning reception, and sick children are seen the same day.
Summarised from the provider’s website, collinsavegp.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
- Children
- Adults
- Older adults
Services and care available
Access and schemes
- Medical card accepted
- GP visit card accepted
Vaccinations
- Childhood vaccinations
- Travel vaccinations (yellow fever centre)
Checks and tests
- Driving assessment
- Blood tests
- 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
- Cervical screening
- ECG
- Sexual health screening
- Spirometry
Procedures and treatments
- Ear syringing
- Minor surgery and cryotherapy
- Wound care
Women’s, children’s and family care
- Antenatal care
- Postnatal care
- Family planning and contraception
Other services
- Diabetes clinic
- Men's health clinic
Confirmed on collinsavegp.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
A service not listed here may still be offered; our sources simply do not mention it.
Professional support
How each professional service is provided, as the provider describes it. “Arranged on request” is not the same as a professional based on site.
Based on site
“DR. Mel McEvoy M.B., B.A.O., D.C.H., D.O.Bs., M.R.C.G.P. Dr. Kerry O'Connell MB, BCh, BAO, MICGP, MPCPI Paeds, DCH, LFOM”
Confirmed on collinsavegp.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
Appointments
- How to get an appointment
- All clinics are by appointment; phone reception on 01-832 8692. Sick children are seen on the same day as practice policy. Telling reception the reason for the visit helps them allocate the right appointment type, for example a driving medical or antenatal visit.
- New patients
- First time patients make an appointment and complete a registration form and a release of records form on arrival. Medical card holders wishing to transfer meet Dr McEvoy first, and are registered only if there is room on the GMS list.
- Medical card and GP visit card
- GMS medical card, GP visit card and private patients are all seen. Some services are outside the medical card scheme and may carry a charge.
- Out of hours
- D-Doc on 0818 22-44-76, Monday to Friday 18:00 to 08:00 and around the clock at weekends and on bank holidays, by appointment only. Call 999 or 112 in an emergency.
Confirmed on collinsavegp.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
No prices are published on the provider’s website. Ask when you make contact.
Hours and location
Opening hours
| Monday | 9.30am to 12.30pm, 3pm to 5.30pm(closes for a break) |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9.30am to 12.30pm |
| Wednesday | Not stated |
| Thursdaytoday | 9.30am to 12.30pm, 3pm to 5.30pm(closes for a break) |
| Friday | 9.30am to 12.30pm, 3pm to 5.30pm(closes for a break) |
| Saturday | Not stated |
| Sunday | Not stated |
Days marked “not stated” are not in the source; that does not mean closed. Source: Provider website, checked 7 October 2026.
When fetched, the Tuesday afternoon and the whole of Wednesday in the table were replaced by a temporary closure notice for 7 and 8 October 2026, so the usual Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday hours are not shown.
Address and directions
138 Collins Avenue, Dublin 9, Co. Dublin, D09 W7W3
Get directions
- Getting there
- On Collins Avenue West with parking available outside the surgery.
Confirmed on collinsavegp.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
Practical questions
- Listed by the HSE as
- GP practice
- Blood tests
- Taken by the nurse on Monday and Friday mornings, booked through reception with a few days notice; 12 hour fast needed for cholesterol and diabetes tests. Bloods are taken from patients aged over 12.
Confirmed on www2.hse.ie, collinsavegp.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
Other gps nearby
Nearest by straight-line distance.
Sources and last checked
- GP: Source: HSE, Find a GP, checked 24 September 2026. Record HSE GP 13265. Practice details from the HSE Find a GP service (www2.hse.ie).
- Overview, services, contact channels and practical details: Source: collinsavegp.ie, checked 7 October 2026. Not stated there: fee amounts (the fees page embeds a PDF uploaded in 2015 whose prices do not extract as text), online booking, Wednesday and Tuesday afternoon hours (hidden by a temporary closure notice), Saturday and Sunday hours.
- Opening hours: Source: Provider website, checked 7 October 2026.
- Check dates are when FairCare read the source, not a confirmation by the provider. Suggest a correction.