mooncoin or kilmacow pharmacy

zantac

Hi everyone,
do you think that will be better have a pharmacy in Mooncoin or in Kilmacow?
please let me know
zantac

Cabaal

Suppose it depends on many factors,
Iis there already one in either location?
Does either location have a GP clinic?

looksee

You are unlikely to find that Waterford city people have any great concern either way about Mooncoin and Kilmacow pharmacies

johnsparkexile

looksee wrote: »

You are unlikely to find that Waterford city people have any great concern either way about Mooncoin and Kilmacow pharmacies

with the exception of the many ex Waterford City people living in those areas.

lassykk

No pharmacy in either I'm afraid. There's a Mulligans pharmacy in piltown

zantac

lassykk wrote: »

No pharmacy in either I'm afraid. There's a Mulligans pharmacy in piltown

New houses will be built in both villages and it is a shame that more that 1000 people have to drive till waterford

molby

Ferrbank is a 5 minute drive from Kilmacow and Mooncoin about 10. 1000 people is not going to be busy enough to keep a pharmacy going so I don't think you will see one in those palaces for quite some time or even ever.

Cabaal

molby wrote: »

Ferrbank is a 5 minute drive from Kilmacow and Mooncoin about 10. 1000 people is not going to be busy enough to keep a pharmacy going so I don't think you will see one in those palaces for quite some time or even ever.

You'd be surprised, I live in a town of around 5k and it has 4 pharmacy's, it's also the surrounding area

TheQuietFella

Have we successfully extended the county border or am I missing something here?

longshanks

The villages of North Waterford deserve a pharmacy of their own.

looksee

As has already been asked, is there a doctor's surgery in either town? If people have to go into Waterford to a gp, they are rather more likely to use a pharmacy in the city.

lassykk

looksee wrote: »

As has already been asked, is there a doctor's surgery in either town? If people have to go into Waterford to a gp, they are rather more likely to use a pharmacy in the city.

There's a doctors surgery in Kilmacow. Couldn't say what hours they operate as I don't use it and can't speak for mooncoin.

Also, piltown is very close to mooncoin and not too far from Kilmacow either for a pharmacy. Alternatively, as mentioned ferrybank is close

I do think it is a relevant discussion in this forum as the closest alternative would be Waterford city. I do appreciate it isn't a Waterford issue per se.

zantac

lassykk wrote: »

There's a doctors surgery in Kilmacow. Couldn't say what hours they operate as I don't use it and can't speak for mooncoin.

Also, piltown is very close to mooncoin and not too far from Kilmacow either for a pharmacy. Alternatively, as mentioned ferrybank is close

I do think it is a relevant discussion in this forum as the closest alternative would be Waterford city. I do appreciate it isn't a Waterford issue per se.

So don't you consider a community pharmacy a helpful service in these villages?

lassykk

zantac wrote: »

So don't you consider a community pharmacy a helpful service in these villages?

There's lots of things I would like in Kilmacow but I appreciate given the size of the village it's not economically viable.

It's a choice I willingly made when I chose to live here. It has some wonderful amenities not available in the village I grew up in (Slieverue)

At any rate, in the countryside, a ten minute drive for a service (distance to ferrybank) is essentially on the doorstep.

thomasm

Dungarvan has a population of 8,000 and 9 pharmacies !

uisce33

There is a doctors surgery in Mooncoin don’t know about working hours as I don’t use it,but a pharmacy would be of benefit I believe.

shockwave

How many pharmacys are in Tramore? its a much bigger area and there might be room for another one.

zantac

7 pharmacy in Tramore

TPK

zantac wrote: »

7 pharmacy in Tramore

4 Pharmacies in Tramore

Dunmoreroader

I'm sure the likes of Mulligan's, Sam McCauley's and others have run the rule over these villages for potential new branches. If it was viable, they'd be open by now, the fact they aren't means it wasn't, whenever it becomes viable, they surely will.

julyjane

The pharmacy in Piltown is right beside the doctors so that helps I'm sure. If it was even a few hundred yards away people might just get in their cars and collect their prescription elsewhere. The surgery is only open Monday to Friday mornings and the retail part of the pharmacy is tiny but it's been there a good few years now so it must be viable

zantac

so do you think that is bad idea open a pharmacy in mooncoin to offer a service for all people that live in kilmacow mooncoin mullinavat polerone ecc...?

lassykk

zantac wrote: »

so do you think that is bad idea open a pharmacy in mooncoin to offer a service for all people that live in kilmacow mooncoin mullinavat polerone ecc...?

I think Mooncoin would be the best option from the villages you list as it is still a main national primary route and there would be passing traffic regardless.

If you could get a location beside the doctors surgery in Mooncoin then I imagine you would do OK from that perspective.

I would almost guarantee though that people from Kilmacow and Mullinavat will go to Waterford for their pharmacy needs as Mooncoin is out of the way. For example it would take me as long to go to Mooncoin to a pharmacy as it would to go to one in Waterford and I would be going to work/doing grocery shopping, etc in Waterford anyway.

I'm guessing you are considering opening one and I hope your venture works out for you if you do decide to open one but I would recommend detailed market research rather than discussing here where you only get a small amount of people from the region contributing.

jimmyw

There are two doctors surgeries in Mooncoin but they are not fulltime. I go into Waterford more often than in the local area. A Pharmacy might do fairly well though Id say.

zantac

Do you know doctors name?

lassykk

zantac wrote: »

Do you know doctors name?

The Keogh practice have a surgery there but it only opens 2 hours a week

http://www.thekeoghpractice.ie/location/mooncoin/

Similar situation in Mullinavat where only open 1 hour a week

http://www.thekeoghpractice.ie/location/mullinavat/

Exceptionally short opening hours but I'm guessing that's all the demand is there

There's a Doctor Enright in Mullinavat too but I don't know his opening times

TheQuietFella

Just out of idle curiosity, why is this in the Waterford forum?
Have we annexed South Kilkenny?

zantac

zantac wrote: »

Hi everyone,
do you think that will be better have a pharmacy in Mooncoin or in Kilmacow?
please let me know
zantac

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