Safe sex not high on agenda, study reveals

FOUR out of 10 men admit that drink and drugs discourages them from using a condom, a new study reveals.

Despite a packet of 12 condoms now costing around €10, one in four said the cost was prohibitive. The study examined the sexual practices of almost 800 men in Cork and Kerry, aged between 18 and 45.

It found safe sex was not high on their agenda with nine out of 10 never using a condom when receiving oral sex with a casual partner and 42% never using a condom when engaging in anal sex.