Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, Dr Aisling Loy, told Newstalk that the period leading up to Christmas and early New Year is an extremely busy time at their clinic.

Consultant of Sexual Health and HIV Care at St James’s Hospital in Dublin, Dr Aisling Loy, told The Pat Kenny show on Newstalk that “stigma and shame” around sexually transmitted diseases are very much still hindering her work.

A significant minority (nearly 40 per cent of young men, and 32 per cent of young women) do not always use either condoms or other forms of contraception when having sex

More than 4 million euros has been allocated for the service this year.