Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Health Minister Simon Harris and Health Promotion Minister Catherine Byrne announced that a HIV PrEP programme will begin next month.

A HIV prevention strategy using a highly effective drug will be launched in the autumn.

A HIV prevention strategy using a highly effective drug will be launched in the autumn.

A dentist refused to treat a woman while she was in the dentist chair and under anaesthetic after she disclosed to him that she had HIV status.

The history of HIV and the AIDS epidemic began in confusion, followed by illness, fear and death as the world faced an unknown virus. By 1999, AIDS was the fourth biggest cause of death worldwide and number one killer in Africa.

John McCarthy Campaigners say the Government must tackle what they are calling Ireland’s HIV crisis.

IT’S not often you see Snapchat and sexual health education in the same sentence. But that didn’t stop social media influencer and entrepreneur James Kavanagh.

The case of a man found guilty of causing serious harm to two former partners by infecting them with HIV was an “isolated incident”, says HIV Ireland.

One in 10 people would not feel comfortable working with a colleague with HIV, according to a new survey by HIV Ireland

HIV Ireland is calling for extra funding to increase awareness.

HIV Ireland is marking its 30th anniversary by undertaking a national survey on stigma and HIV at a time when new diagnoses of the disease have reached a record level.

New HIV diagnoses in Ireland increased to the highest level on record in 2015 and they are linked to the use of a drug called ‘snow blow’.

Ten people are diagnosed with HIV every week in this country and HIV Ireland has said the incoming government must take urgent action to address the crisis.

A marked rise in the number of people being diagnosed with HIV has prompted calls for new information campaigns and a nationwide introduction of free test kits.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar, said rapid HIV testing would be offered in colleges, workplaces and in public places.

New HIV cases have reached their highest point in five years — with a record number of infections among gay men and a major increase among injecting drug users.