Busy first day at Covid test centre in West Cork

Walk-in/drive-in facility has been established alongside existing appointment-only test centre

Sharon Wolverson checking in a person for a Covid test in Dunmanway. Picture: Dan Linehan

Ireland’s first rural walk-in Covid-19 test centre has opened in West Cork with high demand for tests reported throughout its first day of operations.

People drove to the facility in Dunmanway from across the county, and from the city and its western suburbs, to avail of free Covid-19 tests without an appointment. They should get their results by text within about two days.