‘One-quarter of 15 to 17-year-olds have had sex’

One-quarter of Irish people aged between 15 and 17 have had a sexual relationship, according to an opinion poll published this morning.

30% of those 15 to 17-year-olds said they had had sex with one person, 19% said they had had sex with two people and 28% said they had had three or more sexual partners.