Half the people diagnosed HIV positive in Ireland last year had the virus for long periods before getting tested, latest figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show.

There has been a 10% increase in the number of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study.

A third of people living with HIV are unaware they carry the infection, new research has revealed.

Almost a third of people living with HIV are unaware they carry the infection, new research has revealed.

Some 331 new cases of HIV were diagnosed last year, the lowest level in 10 years, official figures show.

HALF of the country’s health regions have shown a high increase in the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to figures just released.

IN THE first engagement of his third term yesterday, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern helped Dublin AIDS Alliance launch its website, www.stampoutstigma.ie.

IN a Dáil protest to mark Irish AIDS Day, campaigners yesterday called on the Government to put sexual health on the political agenda by developing a national strategy to deal with the issue.

There were 356 newly diagnosed cases of HIV in Ireland in 2004 – a 10.8% decrease on the previous year, it emerged today.

There have been calls for a new campaign over AIDS awareness because of the risk of an increase in the spread of HIV in Ireland.