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Esculap Medical Centre

55 Old Fort Road, Ballincollig, Co. Cork, P31 XN96

A GP surgery on the third floor of the Ballincollig Primary Care Centre, run by two GPs and a practice nurse, seeing both public and private patients. The doctors speak English, Polish, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and the site is also published in Polish. It opens weekdays from 09:00 to 16:00, publishes a detailed price list, and handles prescriptions and test results through dedicated email addresses and a text line.

Summarised from the provider’s website, esculap.ie/esculap, checked 7 October 2026.

  • Children
  • Adults
  • In clinic

Services and care available

Access and schemes

  • Medical card accepted
  • GP visit card accepted
  • Fees published

Vaccinations

  • Flu vaccination
  • Childhood vaccinations

Checks and tests

  • Blood tests
  • Cervical screening
  • ECG

Procedures and treatments

  • Ear syringing
  • Wound care and stitch removal

Medicals and reports

  • Medico-legal reports
  • Pre-employment and driving licence medicals

Confirmed on esculap.ie, checked 7 October 2026.

A service not listed here may still be offered; our sources simply do not mention it.

Appointments

Medical card and GP visit card
Consultations, repeat prescriptions, referrals, injections and dressings are free for medical card and GP visit card holders; blood tests carry a 15 euro courier fee. Under 6 consultations and prescriptions are free.

Confirmed on esculap.ie, checked 7 October 2026.

Published fees

Published fees
ServicePrice
GP consultation, private€80 per visit
Blood tests, private and under 6€50 per visit
Blood tests courier fee, medical card and GP visit card€15 per visit
Repeat prescription, 3 months, private€15 per prescription
Repeat prescription, 6 months, private€30 per prescription
Fit to work certificate€15 per certificate
Pre-employment or driving licence consultation€80 per visit
Insurance claim form€120 per form
Urine, stool or swab sample, private€20 per sample
Injection on doctor's request, private€10 per injection
Dressing change, first, private€40 per visit

Prices in euro as published by the provider on 7 October 2026. Source page.

Hours and location

Opening hours

Opening hours by day
Monday9am to 4pm
Tuesday9am to 4pm
Wednesday9am to 4pm
Thursdaytoday9am to 4pm
Friday9am to 4pm
SaturdayNot stated
SundayNot stated

Days marked “not stated” are not in the source; that does not mean closed. Source: Provider website, checked 7 October 2026.

Address and directions

55 Old Fort Road, Ballincollig, Co. Cork, P31 XN96

Get directions
Languages
English and Polish (Dr Rojek); English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese (Dr Fiorini).
Getting there
Third floor of the Ballincollig Primary Care Centre on Old Fort Road.

Confirmed on esculap.ie, checked 7 October 2026.

Practical questions

Listed by the HSE as
GP practice
Blood tests
Taken in the morning because the courier collects at lunchtime; fasting bloods need a twelve hour fast, water allowed.
Prescriptions and results
Repeat prescriptions are requested by email to recepty@esculap.ie or by text, and test results through badania@esculap.ie or the same text line.

Confirmed on www2.hse.ie, esculap.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 871. Practice details from the HSE Find a GP service (www2.hse.ie).
  • Overview, services, contact channels and practical details: Source: esculap.ie, checked 7 October 2026. Not stated there: how to book an appointment (no appointment instructions on the site), new patient policy, out of hours service.
  • 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.