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FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Peter Casey is currently working with Newstalk on a project that will be broadcast early next year.
A Communicorp spokesperson denied that Casey would be replacing George Hook, who recently announced he was leaving the station.
“Peter Casey will not present his own show on Newstalk or host a regular slot.
“Newstalk is working with Peter Casey on a project due to be broadcast in the New Year,” a Communicorp spokesperson said.
The Irish Times has reported that Casey’s project will centre around topics he touched on during his presidential campaign.
The runner-up in the presidential campaign Casey faced criticism from the Travelling community for saying that Travellers should not be recognised as an ethnic minority because they are “basically people camping in someone else’s land”, and that Travellers are “not paying their fair share of taxes in society”.
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” three out of four students have had unprotected sex” seriously? Come on it’s not hard (anymore) to access condoms take some responsibility.
Well, ya do hear that almost all these STIs can be easily treated and unprotected sex feels so much better than wearing a condom. So it’s no wonder why people take a chance.
Also, some people (probably not loads of students) might be having unprotected sex to get pregnant.
It depends what they mean by unprotected – a lot of people in monogamous relationships would only use hormonal birth control, which isn’t overly helpful if one partner has already been infected or if your partner cheats.
HIV, Herpes. Hepatitis and HPV are STI which are causes by Virus, they never go away.
You can be treated for an out break but as soon as you get run down, they flare up again and
you are always at risk at passing them on to partners.
Always practice safer sex, unless you and your partner have been tested.
HBV – Hepatitis B – Sharrow in most cases you no longer pass it on when your own body creates an immunity to it. That can takes up to a year though if memory serves me right. And you should never give blood either if you’ve contracted it at any point I believe.
Don’t be stilly, wrap the willie!
Although I was mostly in a relationship growing up in Ireland, I did have quite a few sexual partners over the years before and after it. Can honestly say I never got tested. I think mostly due to never really hearing of anyone getting tested, none of “the lads” ever brought it up and I don’t think it’s a common practice amongst the youth of today.
Since moving to Australia, sexual health is much more spoken about and much more advertised and openly dealt with. I’m here nearly 3 years and have had regular check ups. Their are some free sex check clinics, and also your GP can do them, however they are quite expensive this way, but much quicker results.
It’s definitely something that should be more widely accessible and more spoken about, or advertised for want of a better word. Media channels such as radio would be a great way, and the HSE or whomever the governing body dealing with that topic, should run an add campaign!
Is it possible that due to the heavy Catholicism in Ireland, and the whole “sex is a naughty topic” ideal, the sexual health subject is not as commonly discussed?
To answer your question Brian Smurph Murphy, no you cannot blame the Catholic guilt thing for the increase in STIs. The vast majority of young people have long since abandoned the Church. So sorry and all that, blaming the Catholics no longer holds up . It’s time to educate young people about personal responsibility.
John just because a lot of people have ceased to practice does not mean that society has progressed as quickly. You only have to read comments when emotive and ‘responsible’ topics such as euthanasia, termination, lone parents etc are raised
I was tested many times over the years for free in Dublin.
John I think you’ll find I didn’t blame anyone for the increase,I commented on the lack of public awareness and I merely suggested that it could be possible that the nations vastly religious upbringing and somewhat old fashioned ideals when it comes to broaching the topic of sex publicly MAY be partly a reason it’s not more publicly advertised and dealt with. I’m not “blaming the Catholics” I thinks that’s a cynical view of my comment. I’m catholic myself. The only blame I would put on the church in this instance is the adverse attitude to contraception. However them beliefs have been around for eons, I doubt they will change now and I don’t think that modern society really takes much heed of that belief either.
If I was to actually put any blame on a particular group, it is the modern attitude of carelessness when it comes to ones own personal sexual health. Yes, personal responsibility is where the buck stops, but I’m simply suggesting that a more public approach may just have a positive effect on the overall figures. It can’t hurt to suggest to people to “go for a visit” surely? It may just be that stimulus that puts the thought in many people that it’s something they need to do. A gentle reminder if you will!
Brian, Its 2013, There is no ‘lack of public awareness’ , anyone who doesn’t know about the dangers and what to look out for regarding STIs is living a box. I talk to my GP regularly about STIs and any time there’s a question mark he’ll say ‘pop a sample in bottle to be on safe side’ . When I was younger I would have been less likely to talk to my GP thing, so I guess its a maturity thing not ‘lack of awareness’, so Congratulations, You’ve grown up since moving to Oz!
@Brian. “nations vastly religious upbringing” Your comment would have fitted better in the 70s/80s not 2013, I may have had religion introduced to my life and catholicism was a big part of my life but my parents weren’t neglectful and they were open minded and smart enough to make sure we we’re well informed as we’re our teachers!
I’m glad your parents were as open minded and responsible as they were, unfortunately not all are. I think you’ve picked me up wrong but I’ll not persist in trying to explain myself. I’ll leave it go…as you so nicely put, I’ve grown up ;)
Them beliefs?
I think a lot of the people going on about personal responsibility seem to have forgotten how recently it was that condoms even became widely available in Ireland – and the current state of sex education in most Irish secondary schools. There are plenty of people who don’t know that oral sex can spread STIs or that condoms won’t prevent herpes. More education can only be a good thing.
For free “walk in” STI testing go to St. James’s Hospital GUIDE Clinic. http://www.guideclinic.ie
But to get an appointment you have to get there at 7am and get a ticket and wait there all day to be seen, not an option for many people.
Every town and village has their local bike or stud….
Some people just love sex…Ud want to double glove and get all your shots before ud go near either…..
Romantic Ireland’s not dead and gone…
@The Voice.
Awwwww, you old charmer.
My sex ed teacher taught me – up the gicker, it’s ten times quicker!
STIs have existed since the beginning of time and we all know it. And we all know these screening tests are available. People who want to get tested go and get tested. People don’t get tested because they don’t want to. It’s a choice. We complain about nanny states and the like but then complain when there’s not enough ‘awareness’. We need to be taking personal responsibility and accountability for our own sexual health.
Do you honestly think comprehensive sex education in secondary school would make Ireland a “nanny state” any more than teaching all teenagers about maths or languages?
Course not. Educate the teens. But when you’re 18 and older, you’ve been warned, it’s up to you now….
Most people who are 21 now would have had appalling sex ed in their teens. You seem to forget that there are people who actually believe keeping information on healthy sexuality is good for teenagers.
Probably the spear in thw japs eye rather than the cost I’d say
Most clinics don’t do that, unless there is puss or a sore on the area, they just do blood and urine tests.
The only free clinics are jammed by 6am-they need more clinics or maybe pharmacies could start doing the tests.
What has this got to do with mental health?
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