Other centres have also opened today at Ballinasloe Town Hall and Naas Racecourse.
Uptake at the new walk-in covid testing centre in Westmeath is good.
That's according to Liam Cunningham, the manager of Athlone Regional Sports Centre, where the pop-up facility is based.
It'll be open for the next five days for people aged over 16, who live within 5 kilometres and are asymptomatic.
Other centres have also opened today at Ballinasloe Town Hall and Naas Racecourse.
Liam says a lot of people have been availing for the PCR testing service:
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