'Record levels of chlamydia and gonorrhoea' in Limerick, Clare, and north Tipperary

Public health officials appeal to people in the Mid West to use condoms during sex

'Our key message is for people to use a condom correctly every time you have sex.'

Public health officials have appealed to people in the Mid West to use condoms during sex, following a sharp increase in the number of sexually transmitted diseases in the region.

A spokesman for Public Health Mid West said it was “concerned” after recording “record levels of chlamydia and gonorrhoea” in Limerick, Clare, and north Tipperary.