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Two week delay for GP appointments in some rural areas

Rural patients face delays of up to two weeks as Ireland needs more than 6,000 GPs to meet demand, Dr Diarmuid Quinlan said.

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There are acute shortages of GPs in commuter belt and rural areas, according to the Irish College of General Practitioners, with Monaghan meeting just half the national target of GPs per population.

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Two week delay for GP appointments in some rural areas

There are acute shortages of GPs in commuter belt and rural areas, according to the Irish College of General Practitioners, with Monaghan meeting just half the national target of GPs per population.

·Ireland
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RTÉ broke the news in Ireland on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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