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Issue 28 February 2026

Publication of Relationships and Sexuality 5 (RSE 5)

RSE 5 is a 12-lesson teaching resource to support the implementation of the RSE strand within the 2025 Senior Cycle SPHE Curriculum Specification. This curriculum will be mandatory for all students starting the senior cycle in 2027. RSE 5 is the fourth of five units of learning which the partnership will produce- RSE 1,2 and […]

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Issue 22 February 2025

New Research Reports on Sexual Health of Young Irish Adults

The HSE Sexual Health Programme held a half-day conference on Wednesday 19th February 2025 at The Ashling Hotel to launch new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). This research has found that while knowledge of the best method for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is high among young people, knowledge of fertility […]

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Issue 1 December 2020

Good parent/child relationships are protective when it comes to sexual health

On the 10th of November, Minister Frank Feighan launched the report Talking about sex and sexual behaviour of young people in Ireland. This is the latest publication from the ESRI/HSE Health and Wellbeing joint research programme which is investigating health data from the Growing up in Ireland national study. Talking about sex and sexual behaviour […]