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# HIV

Last month
November 2023
New feature lets Grindr users order at-home HIV testing kits on the app
Ordering a test within the Grindr app takes less than three minutes.
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9.8k
Nov 20th 2023, 8:31 PM
Number of women diagnosed with HIV doubles amid 68% increase in overall cases
The number of women being diagnosed with HIV in Ireland has doubled since 2019.
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Nov 8th 2023, 12:57 PM
This year
2023
Lawyers for State wanted to use AIDS crisis to defend Ireland's ban on same-sex relationships
A report by
Lauren Boland
Decades-old files show the lengths the State went to in order to try to preserve its criminal ban on homosexuality in the 1980s.
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Aug 20th 2023, 12:05 AM
STI notifications increase by more than 20% when compared to pre-pandemic levels
The increase is largely driven by a rise in gonorrhoea and chlamydia notifications.
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Apr 20th 2023, 2:44 PM
Last year
2022
'Concerning' rise in HIV and STI cases since last year
There have also been more cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the first 11 months of 2022 than in all of 2019.
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Dec 1st 2022, 5:55 AM
All time
Campaigners call for changes to Ireland's restriction of blood donation by gay men
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service imported a supply of blood from the UK earlier this week.
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Jul 4th 2021, 7:30 AM
Limited access to HIV services during pandemic an ongoing concern for LGBT+ community
Closures and scaledowns of sexual health services have raised issues for HIV prevention and testing.
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Jul 4th 2021, 6:30 AM
Living with HIV: 'Please don't feel alone, or that your voice doesn't matter - it does'
A new campaign has been launched in Ireland ahead of World Aids Day tomorrow.
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Nov 30th 2020, 1:28 PM
Closure of PrEP service will 'undoubtedly' have impact on HIV rates, experts warn
Staff from the GMHS have been redeployed to Covid-19 test centres in recent months.
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Oct 2nd 2020, 3:54 PM
'When I found out, I thought I was going to die' - Wales great Gareth Thomas opens up on experience with HIV
The former rugby star is determined to keep the conversation going, educate others and break the stigma around the virus.
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Jun 24th 2020, 10:28 AM
'A giant of a man': Influential Aids campaigner and playwright Larry Kramer dies aged 84
Kramer’s husband confirmed that he died from died from pneumonia.
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May 27th 2020, 10:23 PM
Second patient in world to be cleared of HIV reveals identity
Adam Castillejo achieved “sustained remission” from HIV.
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Mar 10th 2020, 7:17 AM
HSE to spend up to half a million on STI home-testing pilot project
The HSE currently provides public STI services through clinics around the country.
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Feb 6th 2020, 6:10 AM
Over €10 million paid in compensation to Hepatitis and HIV contaminated blood victims last year
Some €993 million has been paid in compensation since a Tribunal was established in 1995.
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Dec 18th 2019, 8:07 AM
There have been over 470 new diagnoses of HIV in Ireland so far this year
Today, 1 December, marks World AIDS Day 2019.
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Dec 1st 2019, 12:30 PM
Over 300 children and teens died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018
That’s according to a new Unicef report published today.
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Nov 26th 2019, 9:31 AM
'A significant gamechanger': PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates being rolled out from today
The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment is the most recent development in the field of HIV prevention.
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Nov 4th 2019, 6:10 AM
Nine in 10 gay and bisexual men living with HIV are on treatment and cannot transmit the virus
Men living in Ireland are more likely to take drugs than their European counterparts, according to a new survey.
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Updated
Oct 3rd 2019, 2:10 PM
'They took that right away from me' - Thomas says journalist told his parents about HIV status
The former Wales international revealed his diagnosis to the public last weekend.
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Sep 18th 2019, 5:40 PM
'Undetectable equals Untransmittable': The importance of Gareth Thomas' HIV message
Campaigners point out that effective HIV treatment is also effective HIV prevention.
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Sep 16th 2019, 12:36 PM
Dublin STI clinic struggles to cope due to lack of resources
The HSE has said that demand for the clinic’s service is beyond its capacity.
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Jun 17th 2019, 5:46 PM
PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates to be rolled out later this year
Rapid testing will be rolled out in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick.
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Updated
Jun 14th 2019, 10:36 AM
HIV positive woman to receive €10,000 in compensation after dentist stops treating her mid-procedure
The dentist agreed to provide a written apology to the woman.
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Jun 4th 2019, 4:58 PM
'End of HIV pandemic' in sight after medicine makes virus 'untransmittable' between sexual partners
The virus remains one of the world’s biggest health problems.
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May 3rd 2019, 7:13 AM
'Time to act': HIQA report finds PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates would be cheaper and more effective
A draft report on the introduction of the programme was published today.
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Apr 23rd 2019, 11:39 AM
Ireland's 'stable political environment' attracted a major HIV drug firm to Dublin
The Canadian company is in the process of getting its Trogarzo drug approved in Europe.
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Apr 20th 2019, 4:00 PM
7% increase in STIs in Ireland between 2017 and 2018, new data suggests
The prominent STIs were chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes and syphilis.
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Apr 9th 2019, 10:04 PM
London patient becomes second man to be cleared of Aids virus
The patient has not been identified.
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Mar 5th 2019, 7:34 AM
Opinion: 'People with HIV in Ireland are dehumanised - we're seen as a virus'
But activist Robbie Lawlor sets out how people like him are breaking away from stigma and living full lives – and says people need to be more open and honest.
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Feb 15th 2019, 7:30 PM
HIV diagnoses reached a record high last year in Ireland
531 cases were diagnosed last year – an 8% increase from 2017.
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Jan 4th 2019, 1:18 PM
World AIDS Day marked by 'Know Your Status' campaign
In Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar took a HIV test to raise awareness of the virus.
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Dec 1st 2018, 4:59 PM
Opinion: HIV positive women face a unique set of challenges
On the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, women who have HIV still face increased stigma, writes Dr Denise Proudfoot
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Dec 1st 2018, 1:00 PM
'The worst I've seen yet': Concern as number of HIV and STI diagnoses rise this year
A total of 11,078 STI diagnoses have been reported so far this year.
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Nov 16th 2018, 12:05 AM
Hiqa is looking at whether a PrEP programme can start in Ireland next year
The health authority’s work is due to conclude next year, with a possible roll out soon after that.
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Oct 4th 2018, 10:44 AM
How one drug can make sex euphoric, but also destroy lives
G is highly addictive and its use in Ireland is becoming more common.
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Sep 12th 2018, 12:05 AM
Woman whose father died from HIV-related illness in 1980s to receive compensation
A judge has overruled a previous decision by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal.
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Aug 9th 2018, 6:19 PM
New self-test HIV kit goes on sale in pharmacies around the country today
There were 508 new cases of HIV diagnosed in Ireland in 2016 – a 43.9% increase since 2006.
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Jul 27th 2018, 8:13 AM
Man jailed for 10 years for infecting two former partners with HIV
The victims told the court that the man would tell people to stay away from them because they had the virus.
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Jul 26th 2018, 4:11 PM
HIV drug may be more affordable after European court ruling
The case now returns to the English High Court for a final decision.
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Jul 25th 2018, 8:28 PM
'The fight is far from over': A teenage girl was infected with HIV every 3 minutes last year
Unicef is warning that the HIV/Aids epidemic is far from over and teenage girls are bearing the brunt of the health crisis.
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Jul 25th 2018, 2:45 PM
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