Naval ship docks in Galway for use as Covid-19 test centre

Naval service patrol ship LÉ WB Yeats has berthed in Galway, where it will potentially be used as a testing facility for the Covid-19 virus.
Naval ship docks in Galway for use as Covid-19 test centre
Wed, 18 Mar, 2020 - 17:45
Lorna Siggins

Galway Harbour Master Captain Brian Sheridan at the LE William Butler Yeats on Wednesday. Photograph (from Lorna Siggins) for Lorna Siggins story, Galway. 18/3/2020
Galway Harbour Master Captain Brian Sheridan at the LE William Butler Yeats on Wednesday. Photograph (from Lorna Siggins) for Lorna Siggins story, Galway. 18/3/2020

Naval service patrol ship LÉ WB Yeats has berthed in Galway, where it will potentially be used as a testing facility for the Covid-19 virus.

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