Limerick vaccination centre to close for horse racing meeting

Uproar at move after surge of 1,000 Covid cases across Limerick in past 14 days

The HSE Covid-19 vaccination centre is based on the grounds of the racecourse in Patrickswell. File picture: Lorraine O'Sullivan

A decision to close a Covid-19 vaccination centre at Limerick Racecourse on Saturday, to facilitate a horse racing meeting, has caused uproar across the city and county, where a surge of almost 1,000 Covid cases has been identified in the past 14 days.

The HSE Covid-19 vaccination centre is based on the grounds of the racecourse in Patrickswell. The centre will close on Saturday while racing goes on at the track, a spokesman for the UL Hospitals Group confirmed this afternoon.