Laois Pharmacy is your local independent pharmacy in Portlaoise town centre — open six days a week, with a pharmacist available to talk whenever the doors are open. No appointment needed, ever.

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Opening hours

Monday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday 9:30am – 6:00pm
Sunday Closed

Open until 6pm — including all day Saturday

We’re one of the pharmacies in Portlaoise open right through Saturday until 6pm — handy for prescriptions, passport photos and anything that can’t happen during the working week. Message your prescription ahead on WhatsApp (085 840 7548) and it’ll be ready when you arrive.

Need help outside our hours?

Prescriptions

Send a photo of your prescription any time on WhatsApp — we prepare it first thing and message you when it’s ready.

Urgent medical advice

Contact your GP’s out-of-hours service, or call 999/112 in an emergency. For urgent medicine questions, message us — we check WhatsApp from early morning.

Emergency contraception

Time matters, but you have longer than you think — up to 5 days depending on the pill. Read the timing guide and come in when we open.

Everything under one roof in Portlaoise

Walk-in treatment

Common Conditions Service — UTIs, conjunctivitis, impetigo and more, treated in our private consultation room.

Same-day passport photos

Any country, taxi/PSV, and online formats — €7 for 4 photos, done while you wait.

Vaccinations

Flu and shingles vaccines, no GP visit needed.

Weight management

GP-first GLP-1 support with same-day dispensing from stock.

Ear piercing

Studex System 75 piercing — €50 both ears, free aftercare solution.

Emergency contraception

Private, kind, no appointment — free for ages 17–35 and medical card holders.

Find us in Portlaoise town centre

Laois Pharmacy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois — beside the town centre car parks, with wheelchair access.

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