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Please note a referral letter is required before an appointment can be confirmed.
Please note a referral letter is required before an appointment can be confirmed.
Please note a referral letter is required before an appointment can be confirmed.
Please note a referral letter is required before an appointment can be confirmed.
Useful Information
Opening hours
- Dublin hospital: Eccles Street, Monday – Friday: 8am - 8pm | Saturday - Sunday: 9am - 5pm (by appointment only)
- MRI: Monday – Friday: 8am - 12am (by appointment only)
Walk-in
Mater Private Hospital in Eccles Street offers a walk-in service for X-ray Monday – Friday | 8am - 4:30pm.
You must have a referral from a doctor for an X-ray and you must bring it with you. If you have private health insurance, you may need to pay at the time of the procedure and submit a claim to your insurance provider afterwards for reimbursement.
If you require an X-ray for a medical visa, please note that our walk-in service for X-ray is not available. Instead, please book your appointment directly through our Visa Medical department by emailing visacentre@materprivate.ie
- X-ray: Monday – Friday | 8am - 6pm
- CT: Monday – Friday | 8am - 6pm
- Ultrasound: Monday – Friday | 9am - 5pm
- MRI: Monday – Friday | 8am - 6pm
Appointments for x-ray are available on a walk-in basis with all urgent appointments typically available within 24 hours.
- Cherrywood and Northern Cross Day Hospitals: Monday – Friday: 8am - 8pm | Saturday - Sunday: 9am - 5pm (by appointment only)
Walk-in
Mater Private Day Hospitals in Cherrywood and Northern Cross offer a walk-in service for X-ray Monday – Friday | 8am - 4:30pm.
You must have a referral from a doctor for an X-ray and you must bring it with you. If you have private health insurance, you may need to pay at the time of the procedure and submit a claim to your insurance provider afterwards for reimbursement.
If you require an X-ray for a medical visa, please note that our walk-in service for X-ray is not available. Instead, please book your appointment directly through our Visa Medical department by emailing visacentre@materprivate.ie
About our service
There are multiple radiology departments to chose from at Mater Private Network - Eccles Street, Northern Cross and Cherrywood in Dublin, and Mahon in Cork. Each provides state-of-the-art imaging services and interventional techniques, supporting our expert consultants and the wide range of medical services they offer. Services include the following:
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Where our services are available across our network
We offer a comprehensive range of procedures including CTs, MRIs, nuclear scans and x-rays. Details of where you can avail of them are outlined below:
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Cardiac Calcium Scoring | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
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CTCA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
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MRA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Radiology services closer to you
Cherrywood
Imaging services delivered by Mater Private's Radiology Department: x-ray, MRI, and ultrasounds. Same day access to imaging, consultation and treatment planning.
Learn MoreNorthern Cross
X-rays, ultrasounds, CT/CTAs and MRIs now available in Dublin 17 through the expanded Mater Private Network. Our leading experts delivering quality care you can trust.
Learn MoreAccess to our radiology service
Please note that we don’t accept self-referral. In order to book a radiology appointment, we require a written referral letter from a medical practitioner registered in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
For booking an appointment please fill out the request an appointment form.
You can refer your patients by using the following referral channels:
- Healthlink (GP practice management system)
- Emailing us at radiology@materprivate.ie or corkradiology@materprivate.ie
Each referral must be written, justified with adequate clinical information, and take account of previous procedures and non-radiation alternatives. Please download our radiology referral form.
For justification, we recommend the use of the IREFER guidelines which are available on the website (www.irefer.org.uk).
Please be advised that Mater Private radiology department only accepts referrals from medical practitioners registered in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland who meet the criteria in SI 256 2018 and SI 30 2019.
Triage process
Our radiology department receives and triages the referral letters. We give priority to urgent referrals. Once your referral letter is triaged, the scheduling team at Mater Private will contact you to arrange an appointment.
Results
GPs/referring clinicians
Clinicians can request copies of radiology results:
- Dublin: xraysorting@materprivate.ie
- Cork: MPCReportquery@materprivate.ie
Patients
Patients can request copies of radiology results:
- Dublin: quality.admin@materprivate.ie
- Cork: MPCQuality @materprivate.ie
Copies of imaging
If you would like a copy of your imaging please email:
Provide your name, date of birth, hospital number (if known) and the date and type of scan.
Please specify if you wish to receive a hardcopy CD or digitally via email.
