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# STIs

This year
2024
70% increase in gonorrhoea cases due to lack of condom use - and better testing
Over 6,700 cases of gonorrhoea were reported in Ireland last year, up from 3,976 in 2022.
Some 6,748 cases of gonorrhoea were reported up to 23 December 2023, compared with 3,976 cases in 2022
The majority of cases reported in Ireland last year (5,200) were among men
Ireland has one of the highest incidence rates of gonorrhoea in Europe
Órla Ryan
8 Jan
14.5k
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Number of women diagnosed with HIV doubles amid 68% increase in overall cases
8 Nov 2023
10,000 free home STI kits being ordered every month
4 Jan
14.8k
16
All time
'Concerning' rise in HIV and STI cases since last year
1 Dec 2022
12.9k
13
HSE launches free home testing for STIs
4 Oct 2022
13.2k
4
Syphilis outbreak partly caused by 'significant restrictions' on access to testing during Covid
18 Jul 2021
43.3k
47
HSE to spend up to half a million on STI home-testing pilot project
6 Feb 2020
12.0k
17
PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates to be rolled out later this year
Updated 14 Jun 2019
14.6k
46
7% increase in STIs in Ireland between 2017 and 2018, new data suggests
9 Apr 2019
14.9k
26
Dear Fifi: I think my boyfriend gave me an STI but he won't admit it
5 Mar 2019
26.2k
1
'Students can't travel to Dublin or Galway for an STI test'
17 Feb 2018
21.4k
39
The number of teenage pregnancies in Ireland has fallen by 64% - but STIs are on the rise
31 May 2017
27.4k
39
HPV vaccine will soon be available to gay men
12 Dec 2016
12.9k
33
People who shave, wax or trim their pubic hair are at a higher risk of catching an STI
6 Dec 2016
29.5k
56
Poll: Do you think the 'male pill' will take off?
28 Oct 2016
19.8k
54
There has been a sharp rise in the number of HIV and syphilis diagnoses amongst gay men
14 Oct 2016
12.1k
19
Havoc caused by STIs - not true love - is what makes humans mate for life
17 Apr 2016
30.0k
47
Super-gonorrhoea is a thing in England and it could become untreatable
27 Dec 2015
25.6k
25
Too embarrassed to see a doc? Now you can test for almost any STI from your bedroom
9 Aug 2015
33.8k
25
A day in an STI clinic: Peter never got tested because 'he only sleeps with pretty girls'
28 Jul 2015
56.7k
34
The HSE is about to buy up half a million condoms
22 May 2015
17.0k
54
Here's what a condom has to go through to be endorsed by the UN
7 Dec 2014
15.8k
18
'Once you say you're HIV positive, you can't take it back'
8 Jun 2014
20.5k
13
More gay men are seeking STI testing and advice
6 Jun 2014
11.7k
22
Article that blamed chlamydia in New Zealand on Irish builders was "inaccurate"
12 Dec 2013
24.8k
40
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
12 Oct 2013
10.8k
Column: Is it still taboo for a woman to carry condoms?
Tony Moore
12 Oct 2013
3.3k
101
Irish in NZ angered by article quoting rates of 'sex-disease' in community
12 Oct 2013
32.1k
64
Are these the world's best ads for safe sex?
13 Aug 2013
22.3k
24
Now you can test yourself for STIs in your own home
13 Aug 2013
20.2k
46
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day…
25 Jun 2013
8.9k
14
Slight drop in STIs - but gonorrhoea at highest figures ever recorded
6 Apr 2013
10.3k
30
Cost of contraception causing some to risk unprotected sex
28 Nov 2012
6.3k
23
Gonorrhoea hits highest rate ever recorded in Ireland
3 Nov 2012
22.3k
36
VIDEO: New condom campaign launched by HSE
25 Jun 2012
11.4k
42
WHO warns urgent action needed to prevent spread of 'untreatable' gonorrhoea
7 Jun 2012
4.3k
9
Rise in sexual activity leads to increase in STIs among elderly
3 Feb 2012
6.7k
50
STIs, dehydration and stomach upsets: Top health dangers for Oxegen
5 Jul 2011
1.4k
5