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Walk-in COVID-19 test centre to open in Tralee
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By Michelle Crean
A walk-in COVID-19 test centre which requires no appointment is to open in Tralee tomorrow morning (Wednesday). The centre in Ballymullen Barracks will offer COVID-19 tests for one week, ending on April 27.
On weekdays and Saturday the appointment-free testing for people who are symptom-free will run from 9.30am to midday and from 2pm to 5pm; and on Sunday from 2pm to 5pm.
The short term service will operate alongside the existing test centre whereby GPs refer those with symptoms, and close contacts of a confirmed case, for their COVID-19 test.
Walk-in test centres of this kind have opened in a number of locations around the country in recent weeks.
“Thankfully, the level of COVID-19 in Tralee and the surrounding regions remains comparatively low," Dr Anne Sheahan, acting Director of Public Health (HSE South) said.
"The finding from this additional testing should give us an indication of what the level of infection is in the area. I encourage anyone in the region to take up this opportunity for testing as it will help us to contain the small number of cases of COVID-19 in the region.”
You should 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 one test per person.
You must bring photo identification with you and provide a mobile telephone number to be contacted with your results.
Social distancing measures will apply as people attend for testing. If the waiting times are too long, you are welcome to return at another time or day.
Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.
Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.
The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.
Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.
Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.
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The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.
The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.
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