'Significant' increase in STI rates since end of covid restrictions

Two fifths of all STIs notified in 2022 were in people aged under 25 years of age, with 17,862 total cases recorded last year.

Ireland has seen a "significant" increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) since covid-19 restrictions ended, the HSE has said, with chlamydia and gonorrhoea the most notable.

Two fifths of all STIs notified in 2022 were in people aged under 25 years of age, with 17,862 total cases recorded last year.