Health, Well-Being, & Sports

If you have any health related issues or queries, whether they are physical health or mental health related, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Ms June Shannon, the Student Liaison Manager, who will assist you in accessing any health information and services that you might require. There is a pharmacy just across the street from ICD, but if you require a doctor or a nurse, ICD will assist you in locating the best doctor or nurse (e.g. based on location) for your needs.

Over each academic year, June will visit classes and post information on college notice boards to keep you informed about:

  • mental health (and the college counselling service)
  • physical health promotion
  • contraception and sexual health
  • healthy lifestyle programmes and awareness

If you have any health issues that you wish to confidentially disclose to the college, you should contact either June or Joyce (the Registrar), and we will do anything we can to assist. Your confidentiality is paramount in this regard. If a health related issue qualifies you for extenuating circumstances or reasonable accommodations (e.g. alterations made to an exam venue or an extension to an assignment due date) this will be confirmed by Joyce, who will make all necessary arrangements to ensure that a health issue does not prevent you from succeeding in your studies at ICD.

Out of Hours Doctor’s Service:

Should you need the services of a doctor (a General Practitioner) out of standard working hours (ordinarily between 9am-5pm), this is a list of services that might be of assistance to you. Each of these services is relevant for different geographical areas (parts of the country). The locations covered by each service are listed below the name of the service. We have listed all of the out of hours services across Ireland because we know we have students who commute to Dublin to study at ICD and we also know that you might be travelling around Ireland during your studies and find yourself in need of a healthcare practitioner. This information has been sourced directly from the HSE.

Caredoc

Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, South Wicklow, Waterford, Wexford

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 9am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and on Bank Holidays

Telephone: 1850 334 999
Website: www.caredoc.ie

Dub doc

South inner-city Dublin

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 10.00 pm and from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays

Telephone: (01) 4545607
Website: www.stjames.ie

DL Doc

Dun Laoghaire – Based in St. Michael’s Hospital

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 10.00 pm and from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays

Telephone: (01) 663 9869

K Doc

Kildare and West Wicklow

Opening hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 9am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and Bank Holidays

Telephone: 1890 599 362
Website: www.kdoc.ie

MIDOC

Laois, Offaly, Longford, and Westmeath

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 8am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and on Bank Holidays

Telephone: 1850 302 702

NoWDOC

Leitrim, North Roscommon, Donegal

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 8am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and on Bank Holidays

Telephone: 1850 400 911

West Doc

Galway, Mayo, Roscommon

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 9 am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and on Bank Holidays,

Telephone: 1850 365 000
Website: www.westdoc.ie

Caredoc

North Leitrim, Sligo, West Cavan

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 9am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and on Bank Holidays

Telephone: 0818 365 399
Website: www.caredoc.ie

D Doc

Dublin city and county north of the river Liffey

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 8am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and on Bank Holidays,

Telephone: 1850 22 44 77
Website: www.northdoc.ie

EastDoc

Dun Laoghaire – Based in St. Vincent’s Hospital

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 10.00 pm and from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays

Telephone: (01) 209 4021

Luke Doc

Dublin south central – Based in St. Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 10.00 pm and from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays

Telephone: 01 406 5158

NEDOC

Cavan, Louth Meath and Monaghan (Dundalk GPs have a separate service)

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 8am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and on Bank Holidays

Telephone: 1850 777 911
Website: www.nedoc.ie

SouthDoc

Cork and Kerry

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 9am, open 24 hours on Saturday, Sunday, and Bank Holidays,

Telephone: 1850 335 999
Website: www.southdoc.ie

TLC Doc

Tallaght and Clondalkin

Opening Hours: Open each weekday evening, from 6pm – 10.00 pm and from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays

Telephone: 1890 20 22 24
Website: www.tlcdoc.ie

Medical Cards

In Ireland, depending on your life circumstances and income, you may possibly qualify for a medical card. A medical card substantially reduces the costs of healthcare in Ireland. ICD is not involved in the medical card application process. That is handled directly by the HSE. If you wish to apply for a medical card you can do so by following information provided at: https://www2.hse.ie/medical-cards/apply-for-a-medical-card/

Health Insurance and Costs for European Students

International Students, enrolled on college courses in Ireland, who are from any EU/EEA member state are legally entitled to use hospital services in Ireland, free of charge or at a reduced cost. In order to access these services for a reduce charge, you should obtain Form E109 (also referred to as Form S1) and a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Please contact the Overseas Section of the Health Service Executive on 01-6352000 for more information on how to apply. See also

https://www2.hse.ie/services/ehic/ehic.html

It is likely that you may need to also contact the health service authority in your home country to apply for these documents.

You may also decide to purchase private health insurance. More information on this is provided below.

Health Insurance and Costs for Non-European Students

International students in Ireland, unfortunately, do not qualify for free medical services. ICD advises all non-EU international students to purchase their own private health insurance. This is because high charges can be incurred by healthcare recipients if you do not have health insurance and require, for example, hospital services. It is also the case that the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) will require non-EU students to show proof of medical insurance when registering for or renewing visas.

Health insurance will provide you with part or full financial assistance if you require the services of a healthcare professional (e.g. a medical doctor) or hospital services or accommodation relating to an illness. If you are carrying out research on which health insurance company to choose, please be aware that you must choose an Irish Health Insurance Provider Company.

Examples of Health Insurance Companies include:

Sport, health and well-being:

In order to maintain your physical health, we would be delighted if you consider becoming involved in one of our sports teams or initiatives such as those who are members of the Neptune Rowing Club, an ICD partner sports club.

ICD cricket team is a student-led initiative experiencing increasing success.

ICD Business School is a member of Student Sport Ireland; the organisation that coordinates the Inter Varsities competitions. ICD’s athletes and sports teams have the opportunity to meet and compete with students from other colleges across the country.

ICD Business School is a member of Student Sport Ireland; the organisation that coordinates the Inter Varsities competitions. ICD’s athletes and sports teams have the opportunity to meet and compete with students from other colleges across the country.

We are very proud of all of our students who participate in sports. We are hoping that we will continue to expand our number of athletes and number of sports they participate in. If you are an athlete or would like to participate in any sports, all you need to do is talk to Vincent who will discuss the possibility of providing you with financial and non-financial assistance to ensure your sporting needs are met and exceeded during your studies at ICD Business School.

Also, importantly, ICD are happy to support sports people who wish to play competitive sports AND to support and fund sporting initiatives for fun. Sports can sometimes be about competition, but if you just want to try a sport for the purposes of socialising or having fun then we are equally happy to support you and help you in any way we can.

For more information, please take a look at our student handbook: See Student Handbook