# Sex
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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
Órla Ryan
8 Jan
14.5k
Last year
2023
Voices
Eoghan Cleary: The new sex ed curriculum is being misrepresented by a small but loud group
Eoghan Cleary
27 Sep 2023
29.9k
All time
Voices
Opinion: Consent matters whether you've just met or you've been together for years
Dr Caroline West
3 Dec 2022
17.5k
14
sex work
'Sex workers are seen as either criminal or victim, but we're just people trying to survive'
10 Apr 2021
51.1k
esri report
Young people who talk to parents about relationships 'significantly more likely' to use contraception during sex
10 Nov 2020
16.9k
10
Consent
Why the conversation around Normal People's sex scenes shows how Ireland has changed
2 May 2020
50.9k
70
Simon Harris
'The tobacco industry targeting e-cigarettes at young people is cynical, sickening and dangerous'
Updated
9 Jan 2020
18.6k
31
issue
'I wasn’t brought up with any education in this area... Sex was rarely discussed'
30 Dec 2019
42.7k
20
Research
Scientists develop monthly contraceptive pill, but it's only been tested on pigs so far
5 Dec 2019
11.5k
39
Smartphones
'Young people learn about sex through porn, many have no idea what a healthy relationship looks like'
10 Nov 2019
21.2k
23
msm
Nine in 10 gay and bisexual men living with HIV are on treatment and cannot transmit the virus
Updated
3 Oct 2019
24.6k
60
FACTCHECK
FactFind: '1ml is euphoric, 2ml and you go under': Number of G overdoses increases by 75%
23 Sep 2019
51.2k
24
period poverty
'Girls are forced to have sex in exchange for sanitary pads or 50 cents'
23 Jul 2019
78.5k
17
sexual health
PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates to be rolled out later this year
Updated
14 Jun 2019
14.6k
46
love motels
Hundreds of couples livestreamed having sex in South Korea without their consent
21 Mar 2019
76.6k
28
Painful sex
Penetration, painful sex and panic: When sexual discomfort requires a doctor's appointment
9 Feb 2019
48.3k
1
Escorts Ireland
No convictions secured against sex buyers since new laws introduced
5 Jan 2019
84.9k
95
Voices
Opinion: Let's talk about sex and pornography - like adults do
Caroline West
18 Dec 2018
28.9k
44
sex education
First-born children more likely than younger siblings to learn about sex from parents
29 Sep 2018
6.8k
2
Reeling In The Years
How much did our Grannies know about 'the birds and the bees'?
1 Sep 2018
7.9k
1
future of sex
Coming soon? Here's what our sex lives will look like in the future (with robots and personalised toys)
6 Aug 2018
55.8k
59
let's talk about sex
Why men say they've had more lifetime sexual partners than women
28 Jul 2018
44.8k
62
Advice
Sex, concentration and goals key to World Cup glory, Brazil legend tells Jesus
10 May 2018
8.4k
4
Speaking out
'The only thing I remember about sex education was STIs': Young people have their say on sex education
7 May 2018
9.0k
34
artist sketch
Stormy Daniels unveils sketch of man she says threatened her to stay quiet about Trump
17 Apr 2018
26.2k
50
Pornography
New video emerges online showing 'garda' having sex with woman on motorway
21 Feb 2018
213k
125
don't delay
Serbs perturbed by dwindling numbers of babies being born in Balkan nation
14 Feb 2018
16.7k
29
Voices
Column: 'Sex resolutions for 2018 to advocate for your own sexual pleasure and health'
Shawna Scott
14 Jan 2018
57.5k
48
Contraception
Better sex education and conversations with parents: Why the teen pregnancy rate keeps falling
29 Dec 2017
21.1k
74
'tis the season
People are more interested in sex around Christmas (according to their web searches)
27 Dec 2017
31.2k
31