Service update
Wednesday 1st September 2021
Free home testing is currently available for the Dublin catchment (counties Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow) and Cork catchment (counties Cork and Kerry). This means that anyone with an address in these counties can order a free STI test to their home.
The amount of tests available per day is limited. If follow-up treatment or support is needed, this is provided for free by HSE-funded STI clinics in Dublin and Cork.
You can also access confidential sexual and reproductive health services and support from any of the HSE's clinics across Ireland.
Find out more about this pilot project.
If you have 2 spare minutes, please complete this short survey about accessing sexual health services in Ireland. We would especially like to hear from people who live in rural areas.
Home STI test kits for Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Cork and Kerry
The HSE and SH:24 are partnering to offer free chlamydia, gonorrhoea, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis and HIV home test kits as part of a new pilot project, which aims to find out how online services can help support people’s sexual health.
Home STI tests are available to order online for residents of County Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Cork and Kerry. The project is now being evaluated.
Find out more about SH:24 or this pilot service for Ireland.
Order free online
Complete our simple online assessment, which helps us determine what kit you need. In some cases our clinical team may contact you to confirm a few details.
Discreet delivery
We will text you when your order is dispatched. STI test kits will arrive in a plain letterbox friendly envelope. Please be aware postal services continue to be severely impacted at this time.
Specialist support
Complete your test and return them in the supplied envelope. Results are sent via text or phone call from our clinical team.
Info and support
If you have ordered a kit from us, you can reply to any of our text messages to get in touch with one of our specialist sexual health clinicians.
The HSE also has a dedicated Sexual Health and Wellbeing website which provides a wide range of information and support for all residents in Ireland.
Clinics
Listings of all sexual health clinics, where you can get free and confidential support in Ireland.
STIs
Order a free test kit to complete at home. Read about different sexually transmitted infections, common symptoms and treatment.
Contraception
Explore all the options available, to help find the contraceptive method that fits your situation and lifestyle. Condoms offer protection from an unplanned pregnancy and STIs.
Unplanned
pregnancy
Information and support on all your options, including continued pregnancy support and abortion services. You can also call the My Options freephone line: 1800 828 010
We are award winning experts in sexual and reproductive health
We are working in partnership with the HSE (Health Service Executive) to provide home STI testing kits, diagnosis and specialist remote clinical support.
We put people at the heart of what we do. We design services that are easier to use, access and understand.
We are not-for-profit and passionate about delivering discreet, convenient and clinically safe experiences.
We have over 5 years experience of delivering sexual health services in the UK (including Northern Ireland), and work in partnership with the UK National Health Service (NHS). Find out more about SH:24.
This project has received funding from the Government of Ireland’s Sláintecare Integration Fund 2019 under Grant Agreement Number ID57.