If you're searching for a locksmith near you in Ireland — whether you're locked out of the car, need a new house lock fitted before a tenant moves in, or want a master-key system designed for your business — Lock Doctor has a local team within reach. We've operated as Ireland's nationwide locksmith network since 2007, with 15 base locations covering all 26 counties. Our published response-time standard is 30 minutes inside city catchments and 45–60 minutes for surrounding county work.
Tap the map below to find your closest base, or scroll for the full list. Every Lock Doctor van carries the equipment to handle 95% of jobs on the first visit — auto, domestic, and commercial.
Locked out? Need a front door lock change? Replacement car key? Security survey? You're in good hands with Lock Doctor.
"Locksmith" covers a wide range of work. The faster you can describe what you need, the faster your local Lock Doctor team can dispatch with the right tools and parts.
House lockouts, car lockouts, broken keys in locks, snapped door handles — anything where you can't get access right now. Typical arrival window for emergency callouts is 30 minutes in city areas, 45–60 minutes in county areas. We never drill a lock unless every other option has failed; most front doors can be opened non-destructively in under 10 minutes.
Lost car keys, spare keys for a vehicle, rekeying a property after a break-in or moving house, supplying additional keys for staff. We programme transponder keys, smart keys, and remote fobs for every major Irish make — Toyota, Hyundai, Ford, VW, BMW and others — usually 30–60% below dealer pricing.
Replacing tired or insecure locks, fitting British Standard BS3621-rated locks (the spec most Irish home insurance policies require), upgrading from a Yale-style nightlatch to a proper deadlock, fitting smart locks, and securing windows. New tenants moving in is the most common reason — but if you've ever lost a key, the only safe assumption is that someone else has it.
Master-key systems for blocks of offices and apartment buildings, access control (keypad, fob, biometric), safe opening, and high-security upgrades. We design schemes around how staff actually move through a building so the right people can access the right spaces, with a single master override for management.
Locksmithing in Ireland has a small number of legitimate operators and a larger number of one-man-and-a-van outfits, some of whom advertise "from €60" and quote €450 once on-site. Five quick checks before you pick a number:
Tap your nearest base to view the local page or contact details — every county covered.
Lock Doctor's published response-time standard is 30 minutes anywhere within a base city's catchment, and 45–60 minutes across the surrounding county. Out-of-hours and rural callouts may sit at the upper end of that range. When you call, the dispatcher will give you an ETA before hanging up — if we can't be there in a reasonable window, we'll tell you up front instead of stringing you along.
For any commercial locksmith work in Ireland, the locksmith must hold a Private Security Authority (PSA) licence. This is a legal requirement under the Private Security Services Act 2004 — not optional. If a quote-giver can't provide a PSA licence number, they're either trading illegally or operating outside the categories the law actually regulates. Lock Doctor Ireland has been PSA-licensed since the regulator started issuing locksmith licences.
Almost always. Main-dealer car-key replacement carries dealership labour rates, OEM-only parts, and a 1–3 day wait. We carry coded blanks and programming kit for every major brand and most models on the road in Ireland. Typical savings vs. dealer: 30–60%. Bring the V5/logbook and one form of ID and we can usually programme a fully-functioning key on the spot.
Yes — we answer out-of-hours calls, though we are not a 24/7 service. Out-of-hours pricing is slightly higher than daytime weekday rates. The phone numbers shown for each base above route to the same dispatch system.
Yes. Lock Doctor operates 15 base locations covering all 26 counties of Ireland. The county coverage list on each base page above is comprehensive — if you don't see your village or townland listed but you're inside the relevant county, we still cover it. Response time may be longer in deep-rural areas (45–90 minutes); the dispatcher will give you an honest ETA.
We give you a quote over the phone before dispatching, including any call-out element if applicable. There are no surprise add-ons when we arrive. If you choose not to proceed once we're there (e.g. you find your spare key in the meantime), there's a small call-out charge that the dispatcher will have explained to you up-front.
Yes. The Lock Doctor policy is fixed-price-on-the-phone — describe the job and we'll give you a price (or a tight range) before you commit. The only exception is occasional surprises once we're on-site (e.g. a snapped key turns out to be a snapped lock barrel as well), in which case we'll show you the issue and re-quote before doing the work. No work proceeds without your sign-off.
