The first of three new temporary walk-in COVID-19 test centres will open this morning in Dublin.
Coolock, the Liberties, and Tallaght are the new target areas for testing, with the first centre at Parnells GAA in the North Dublin suburb opening up this morning at 11am.
The other two centres will be opening up over the weekend.
Full information on all three of the new centres can be found here:
- The Coolock centre will be located in Parnells GAA Club, Main Street, Coolock (Eircode D05 H2W0) and will open tomorrow, Friday April 16 to Thursday April 22 from 11am to 7pm each day.
- The Liberties test centre will be based in St Catherine’s Community Sports Centre Marrowbone Lane, The Liberties ( Eircode D08 W5WC) and will be open from Saturday April 17 to Thursday April 22 from 11am to 7pm.
- The Tallaght centre will be located in Tallaght Stadium (Eircode D24 FNK6) and will be open from Sunday 18 April to Thursday 22 April from 11am to 7pm each day.
The HSE add you can use this free, walk-in COVID-19 testing service if you:
- are aged 16 years and over
- do not have symptoms of COVID-19 but would like to be tested
- have not tested positive for COVID-19 in the last six months
- Remember, it’s 1 test per person
You must bring a photo ID with you and provide a mobile phone number.
Social distancing measures will apply as people arrive for testing, and if the waiting times are too long, you are welcome to come back on another day or time.
Niamh O Beirne, HSE National Lead Test and Trace, said, “Over the last 4 weeks, with the support of the National Ambulance Service and HSE Community Health teams on the ground, we have set up walk-in testing clinics in a number of sites across the country.
"Increasing the number of people we test will help us better understand the nature of the transmission of the COVID 19 virus and helps support the strategic approach to identify any variants of concern within our communities.
"As of Wednesday evening, April 13 th over 30,000 people have availed of COVID 19 testing in these walk-in centres.
"The positivity rate to date is 2.78% which equates to 840 people testing positive for COVID 19 as a result of getting a test in one of these walk-in centre.
"These positive cases would not have been identified without this targeted asymptomatic testing and getting tested has enabled those who are COVID-19 positive take the necessary actions to protect those around them."
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