Fraher Field to be used as drive-thru test centre for Covid-19

Croke Park, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, LIT Gaelic Grounds, and UPMC Nowlan Park have already been established as coronavirus testing facilities.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 12:21

Stephen Barry

Fraher Field in Dungarvan is the latest GAA ground to be utilised at a Covid-19 drive-thru test centre.

Croke Park, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, LIT Gaelic Grounds, and UPMC Nowlan Park have already been established as coronavirus testing facilities, with the Cork venue the largest in the State – processing up to 1,000 people each day.

The tests are conducted by appointment only, with tests arranged by GP referral.

In Waterford, a test centre is operating at Kilcohan, with another being established at the WIT Arena.

Tipperary GAA revealed that Semple Stadium in Thurles was last week offered to the HSE as a drive-thru test centre. The HSE viewed the venue but decided it was not required “for now but may in the near future”.

Moyle Rovers GAA complex, near Clonmel, opened as a drive-thru test centre yesterday.