Cork GUM/STI Clinic (South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital)
Public sexual health clinic · Cork, Ireland
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026Phone 021 496 6844; there is a 24-hour voicemail and the clinic returns calls within 24 hours.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The HSE says all services at its sexual health clinics are free, but neither it nor the clinic says whether short-term visitors are seen; ask when you phone.
About
Cork's free public STI clinic, run by the HSE, tests and treats by appointment, starts PEP and PrEP, and phones or texts your results; you book by leaving a voicemail and it calls back within 24 hours.
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Results: A complete set of results is ready two weeks later and sent by text or phone call.
Booking, access & languages
Phone 021 496 6844; there is a 24-hour voicemail and the clinic returns calls within 24 hours.
Languages: English
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| All services | Everyone | Free The clinic says the service is free and any treatment required is also free, and the HSE says all services at its sexual health clinics are free. Neither says whether that includes short-term visitors. |
| PEP (after HIV exposure) | Everyone | Free HIV Ireland says PEP is free of charge in Ireland. A hospital emergency department charges for the attendance itself if you go there instead. |
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, phone call
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.mysexualhealth.ie — HSE Cork Kerry sexual health site: appointment only, voicemail returned within 24 hours, no GP referral, session times Mon–Thu, service and treatment free, PEP by phone 09:00–16:00 weekdays or CUH/Mercy emergency departments, PrEP and vaccines free for eligible patients, results by text or phone after two weeks.
- e2 · Published by HSE · 22 Sep 2026 · www2.hse.ie — HSE PEP list: South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Sexual Health Clinic, Old Blackrock Road, T12 X23H, 021 496 6844, Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm by appointment only, PEP starter pack available.
- e3 · Published by HSE · 22 Sep 2026 · www2.hse.ie — All services at HSE sexual health clinics are free.
- e4 · Community-endorsed HIV Ireland · 22 Sep 2026 · www.hivireland.ie — PEP is free of charge in Ireland; must be taken within 72 hours; emergency departments charge for attendance without a GP letter, €100 for EU residents and more for non-EU residents.
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