# STIs
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This year
2024
sexual health
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
Ă“rla Ryan
8 Jan
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All time
syphilis
Syphilis outbreak partly caused by 'significant restrictions' on access to testing during Covid
18 Jul 2021
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sexual health
HSE to spend up to half a million on STI home-testing pilot project
6 Feb 2020
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sexual health
PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates to be rolled out later this year
Updated
14 Jun 2019
14.6k
46
Safe sex
7% increase in STIs in Ireland between 2017 and 2018, new data suggests
9 Apr 2019
14.9k
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Teenage Kicks
The number of teenage pregnancies in Ireland has fallen by 64% - but STIs are on the rise
31 May 2017
27.4k
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microtears
People who shave, wax or trim their pubic hair are at a higher risk of catching an STI
6 Dec 2016
29.5k
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protect yourself
There has been a sharp rise in the number of HIV and syphilis diagnoses amongst gay men
14 Oct 2016
12.1k
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germs
Havoc caused by STIs - not true love - is what makes humans mate for life
17 Apr 2016
30.0k
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catch on
Too embarrassed to see a doc? Now you can test for almost any STI from your bedroom
9 Aug 2015
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Sex Week
A day in an STI clinic: Peter never got tested because 'he only sleeps with pretty girls'
28 Jul 2015
56.7k
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Not Us Sir
Article that blamed chlamydia in New Zealand on Irish builders was "inaccurate"
12 Dec 2013
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Irish Abroad
Irish in NZ angered by article quoting rates of 'sex-disease' in community
12 Oct 2013
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9
Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day…
25 Jun 2013
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