Cases of sexually-transmitted gonorrhoea have increased by about a third each year since 2011, health chiefs have warned.

BAREBACKING, or unprotected sexual intercourse between men (MSM), is prevalent and risky.

One Corkwoman tells Denise Calnan that, with the right supports, there is life beyond HIV

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.

LISA, an educated mother of three who is HIV positive, recalls the day her nightmare began — December 2, 2002.

UP to 5,637 people in Ireland were infected with HIV by the end of last year with a surge in the number of newly diagnosed cases among men who have sex with men.

THREE in four young adults have had unprotected sex – but less than two in five have ever been tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

The Dublin AIDS Alliance says rising HIV infections in Ireland are a cause for major concern.

A SENIOR public health specialist has expressed concern that family doctors are not passing on sufficient information to the health authorities about the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Ireland.

There were 170 new cases of HIV in Ireland in the first six months of this year.

Eight children in Ireland were diagnosed with the HIV infection last year, new figures revealed today.

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.

ONE of the country’s largest HIV/Aids support groups is seriously concerned after a massive jump in the numbers of people contracting the disease.

One of the country’s largest HIV/Aids support groups today said it was seriously concerned after a massive jump in the numbers contracting the disease.

A NEW guide to safe sex will be available in six languages to reflect the country’s multicultural population.

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

HIV infections among gay and bisexual men are on the increase in Ireland, new statistics show.

MORE than one-third of the 318 people diagnosed with AIDS in Ireland last year were born in sub-Saharan Africa.

THERE has been a drop in the number of people testing positive for HIV in the past two years, new figures show.

The Government was today urged to take further steps to tackle sexually-transmitted infections as it emerged the number of cases has quadrupled in the decade between 1994 and 2004.

Governments across the world must tackle the HIV/Aids pandemic which has now reached a new high of more than 40 million people with the disease, charities demanded today as they marked World Aids Day.

The Government must develop a national sexual health strategy to combat the growing levels of sexually transmitted diseases in young people, campaigners demanded today.

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.

MANY patients in Ireland and Britain are not having their HIV infection diagnosed until the disease is at a late stage, new research has found.

The Dublin AIDS Alliance has warned about ongoing complacency surrounding the risks of HIV and AIDS, particularly among young people.

Figures due to be published today have reportedly highlighted an increase in new HIV cases in Ireland last year.

An HIV/Aids awareness video featuring U2 singer Bono to educate teenagers on the global pandemic was launched today in Dublin.

IT IS fallacious to say the Irish should welcome all refugees/asylum seekers because we were made so welcome in America and Canada all those years ago. It is not true.

JUDGE William Harnett's has been lambasted by health workers and politicians for his claim that people with HIV and those who die of AIDS all started out taking cannabis resin.

NEW cases of HIV infection in Ireland rose significantly in the first half of last year, according to figures published yesterday.

Tackling the growth of AIDS in Eastern Europe should be part of Ireland's agenda during our presidency of the European Union, according to the Dublin AIDS Alliance.

A fundraising concert will take place in South Africa later today featuring Bono and Beyonce, to mark of AIDS awareness day on Monday.

THREE-QUARTERS of heterosexuals recently diagnosed with HIV are women, statistics released by the National Disease Surveillance Centre (NDSC) show.

MORE people are being co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C at a time when there is not enough information on how best to deal with the problem, a conference heard yesterday.

HOPE of a major breakthrough in the fight against HIV and AIDS has emerged after a US pharmaceutical company claimed it may produce a working vaccine within the next five years.