Limited to 5 packs per customer.
Shoppers in Ireland can pick up an antigen test in Lidl supermarkets from today.
From 7th May we will be selling antigen tests across all 168 stores in Ireland. With a max limit of 5 packs per customer, they will go on sale for €24.99 per pack. Each pack contains 5 test kits.
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) May 6, 2021
The rapid tests, which do not need to be sent to the lab for results, are also being considered to allow air travel to presume.
The Oireachtas Committee on Transport is calling for a pilot test scheme to be run to on passengers flying from Ireland to Britain.
These Lidl customers had mixed opinions on whether or not they’d trust an antigen test for international travel:
'These tests, if not used properly, have little role to play and if it falsely reassures people, that's a real risk'https://t.co/STKIRaexyk
— Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror) May 7, 2021