More than 2,000 sexually transmitted infections recorded so far this year

HPSC data shows chlamydia is responsible for just under half of Ireland's STIs. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

More than 2,000 sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been recorded already this year.

Of the 10 STIs that are recorded by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), eight saw a rise in virility in January.