Service update
Monday 22nd March 2021
Phase 2 of the pilot home testing service will commence on Monday 29th March. A minimum of 200 home tests will be available every day (7 days a week) over a six week period, until Sunday 9th May.
If you need urgent support, please contact your local sexual health clinic.
Home STI test kits for Dublin, 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 will be available to order online for residents of County Dublin, Cork and Kerry until 9th May 2021. After this the project will then be 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.