Sexual Health Centre Cork
NGO / charity service · Cork, Ireland
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026Book the rapid HIV test with the form on the clinic's site; collect a kit by dropping in, ordering online for collection or phoning 021 427 6676.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The centre says it is for everyone and kits are for anyone aged 17 or over; visitors are not mentioned.
About
A charity in the city centre where anyone aged 17 or over can drop in for a free SH:24 postal STI test kit, and gay and bi men, trans people and other named groups can book a funded 60-second finger-prick HIV test.
- Specialises in
- Everyone welcome
- Also serves
- Gay, bi & other men who have sex with men · Trans & non-binary people · Sex workers · People who use drugs / chemsex
Services
Results: Rapid HIV test within 60 seconds; SH:24 kit results by text.
Booking, access & languages
Book the rapid HIV test with the form on the clinic's site; collect a kit by dropping in, ordering online for collection or phoning 021 427 6676.
Minimum age: 17
Languages: English
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free The rapid HIV test is funded for the groups the centre lists; the page does not give a price for anyone else and points them to the free SH:24 kit. |
| Postal self-sampling | Everyone | Free SH:24 kits are completely free for anyone aged 17 or over. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
After you leave
Results by: text message, in person
Ireland: good to know
- PEP in this country. PEP medicine is free in Ireland and must be started within 72 hours. In Cork the HSE lists a PEP starter pack at the South Infirmary sexual health clinic (weekdays, by appointment) and around the clock at the emergency departments of Cork University Hospital and the Mercy University Hospital. HIV Ireland says a hospital emergency department charges for the attendance itself when you come without a GP referral letter: currently €100 for EU residents and more for non-EU residents.Published by HSE· 22 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. The HSE says all services at its public sexual health clinics are free, and HIV Ireland says STI testing is free at public STI/GUM clinics and at some community venues. Neither says whether this applies to short-term visitors, so ask when you phone. HIV Ireland puts the emergency department attendance fee at €100 for EU residents and more for non-EU residents.Community-endorsed HIV Ireland· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 112
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.sexualhealthcentre.com — Home page: a welcoming, confidential space for everyone; information, testing, support, counselling and education; order free condoms; phone 021 427 6676.
- e2 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.sexualhealthcentre.com — Rapid HIV test: finger prick, result within 60 seconds, INSTI test, booking form, funded groups listed, 2026 opening hours Mon–Thu 09:00–17:00 (lunch 13:00–13:30) and Fri 09:00–14:00.
- e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.sexualhealthcentre.com — SH:24 kits: pink, red and grey kits and what they test, 18 South Mall T12 WR97, Mon–Thu 9–5 and Fri 9–2, anyone aged 17 and over, completely free, collect by dropping in or ordering online, results by text, treatment via SH:24.
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