# sexual health

Last year

2022

Opinion: Consent matters whether you've just met or you've been together for years

Dr Caroline West says we know about ‘red flags’ in relation to consent, but it’s worth thinking about ‘green flags’, the signs that work.

17.4k

Dec 3rd 2022, 8:30 PM

# world aids day

'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.

12.7k

Dec 1st 2022, 5:55 AM

# free contraception

Over 700 GPs still waiting for free contraception contracts to be finalised

The scheme was opened to women aged 17 to 25 last month.

5.5k

Oct 28th 2022, 7:42 AM

# sexual health

HSE launches free home testing for STIs

The test kits are available to people aged 17 or over and are delivered by post.

13.2k

Oct 4th 2022, 8:13 AM

All time

Voices

Opinion: Education must be at the heart of all efforts to create a culture of consent

Dr Siobhán O’Higgins & Dr Caroline West of the Active* Consent programme in NUI Galway look at what needs to be done to improve our understanding of consent.

10.4k

Nov 29th 2021, 9:07 PM

# syphilis

Syphilis outbreak partly caused by 'significant restrictions' on access to testing during Covid

The number of cases are exceeding those seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.

43.2k

Jul 18th 2021, 8:30 AM

# sexual health

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.

9.1k

Jul 4th 2021, 6:30 AM

# gmhs

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.

17.8k

Oct 2nd 2020, 3:54 PM

# sexual health

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.

12.0k

Feb 6th 2020, 6:10 AM

# msm

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.

24.5k

Updated

Oct 3rd 2019, 2:10 PM

# sexual health

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.

14.6k

Updated

Jun 14th 2019, 10:36 AM

# dear fifi

Dear Fifi: I think my boyfriend gave me an STI but he won't admit it

It’s that time of the week.

25.2k

Mar 5th 2019, 6:00 PM

# sexual health

Quitting contraception: why women are throwing out the pill

And why we should investigate our options first.

11.9k

Jan 29th 2019, 2:59 PM

# Safe sex

'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.

40.3k

Nov 16th 2018, 12:05 AM

# sex ed

Minister 'shocked' and 'taken aback' at the age Irish children are viewing pornography

A new survey finds that 53% of boys in Ireland first watched porn under the age of 13.

29.8k

Aug 7th 2018, 3:45 PM

# sexual health

Coveney: 'Sex education isn't about religion. The State must ensure young people get the facts'

He said young people today are exposed to much more explicit forms of pornography and sexual content than any generation before them.

8.3k

May 5th 2018, 7:00 AM

# sexual health

'Students can't travel to Dublin or Galway for an STI test'

There is no clinic within an hour of the Midlands.

21.4k

Feb 17th 2018, 6:00 PM

Voices

Column: 'Sex resolutions for 2018 to advocate for your own sexual pleasure and health'

Every one of us needs to have a think about how we can make Ireland a more sexually awesome place for ourselves, and each other, writes Shawna Scott.

57.4k

Jan 14th 2018, 3:00 PM

# Emergency Contraception

Morning after pill available to all medical card holders without prescription from today

Up until 2011, anyone who needed emergency contraception had to attend a doctor in order to get a prescription.

28.8k

Jul 1st 2017, 6:00 AM

# Deep clean

Listerine can help kill off gonorrhoea says new study

The mouthwash may have “serious public health implications” in controlling gonorrhoea say researchers.

30.0k

Dec 20th 2016, 1:28 PM

# Safe sex

HPV vaccine will soon be available to gay men

The HSE vaccinates thousands of schoolgirls against the virus each year.

12.9k

Dec 12th 2016, 8:21 PM

# STI Galway

Students at NUI Galway are getting an STI clinic

Rates of STIs in Ireland are highest among under-25s.

10.9k

Jun 27th 2016, 1:41 PM

# Sex

Super-gonorrhoea is a thing in England and it could become untreatable

The outbreak was first seen in Leeds.

25.6k

Dec 27th 2015, 5:40 PM

# Latin America

Sexual health group targeted for helping a 10-year-old rape survivor seek an abortion

A new report from Amnesty International looks at the treatment of those advocating for safe abortions and sexual health across Latin America.

24.6k

Dec 12th 2015, 8:00 PM

# let's talk about sex

Here's how the government is going to help people have safer sex

A whopping 60% of Irish people have never been tested for a sexually transmitted disease.

23.1k

Oct 29th 2015, 1:01 PM

# wrap it up

Complaint that Ireland AM showed condom being put onto model of erect penis

The complainant said it was “completely inappropriate”.

38.2k

Sep 2nd 2015, 6:07 AM

# catch on

Too embarrassed to see a doc? Now you can test for almost any STI from your bedroom

Now you really have no excuse not to get checked out.

33.8k

Aug 9th 2015, 9:00 PM

# Sex Week

How many times a week? Sex in Ireland by the numbers

The facts (and figures) of life.

107k

Jul 26th 2015, 9:30 PM

# get tested

Worried you might have an STI? More people are going online to get tested

The most popular age group turning to online testing are people in their twenties.

14.6k

Jan 27th 2015, 7:00 AM

# Rubber Bandits

Here's what a condom has to go through to be endorsed by the UN

On a related note, the median duration of sex is 7.3 minutes. So now you know.

15.8k

Dec 7th 2014, 4:00 PM

# sexual health

Women need more contraception options to stop unintended pregnancies, HIV and STIs

Approximately 80 million unintended pregnancies occur every year as a result of contraceptive failure and not using any form of contraception.

8.8k

Oct 22nd 2014, 7:15 AM

# the birds and the bees

'Sex didn’t exist until the Late Late show': Can Irish people talk about intimacy?

A conference taking place in Cork this weekend aims to start a public discussion on sexual wellbeing.

14.6k

Jun 21st 2014, 8:15 AM

# Safe sex

Uganda tests 'rubber band circumcision' in battle against HIV

The simple device – two plastic rings and an elastic band – cuts off blood supply to the foreskin, which then shrivels and is removed with the band after a week.

15.5k

Jun 18th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Dublin Aids Alliance

'Once you say you're HIV positive, you can't take it back'

HIV in Ireland: screening, stigma and support

20.4k

Jun 8th 2014, 7:30 AM

# sexual health

More gay men are seeking STI testing and advice

One in five of those tested at the Gay Men’s Health Service clinic in Dublin last year received a diagnosis.

11.7k

Jun 6th 2014, 3:59 PM

# I Decide

World leaders called to support women's basic sexual rights

A campaign will see events taking place in 172 countries worldwide.

7.0k

May 14th 2014, 11:18 AM

Voices

Video column: Have you ever been tested for an STI?

Katie Varvos asks why young Irish people aren’t getting STI tests and she even takes one online.

183

Apr 2nd 2014, 1:00 PM

# alakazam

Horny Irish students to be dazzled by world's only sexual health magician

As part of the union’s safe sex campaign, students will also be dazzled by the world’s only sexual health magician and can attend workshops by ‘Dr Sex’.

21.9k

Feb 10th 2014, 6:30 AM