Galway GUM/STI Clinic (University Hospital Galway)
Public sexual health clinic · Galway, Ireland
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026Phone 091 542 294 (the HSE's PEP list gives 091 525 200). The clinic is a standalone building to the left of the hospital's main entrance, directly on Newcastle Road.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The clinic says it is free and takes self-referrals but does not say whether short-term visitors are seen; ask when you phone.
About
The largest public STI clinic in the west of Ireland, free of charge and self-referral, which tests people with and without symptoms, treats what it finds in the clinic, runs PrEP and vaccination clinics and holds the HSE's full PEP service for Galway on weekdays.
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: Phone for results 2 to 3 weeks after your visit, Tuesday or Thursday 14:00–16:00.
Booking, access & languages
Phone 091 542 294 (the HSE's PEP list gives 091 525 200). The clinic is a standalone building to the left of the hospital's main entrance, directly on Newcastle Road.
Languages: English
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| All services | Everyone | Free The clinic says its service is free of charge, and HIV Ireland says STI testing is free at public STI/GUM clinics in Ireland. Neither says whether that includes short-term visitors. |
| PEP (after HIV exposure) | Everyone | Free HIV Ireland says PEP is free of charge in Ireland. |
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: phone call
Ireland: good to know
- PEP in this country. PEP medicine is free in Ireland and must be started within 72 hours. In Galway the HSE lists a full PEP service at the University Hospital Galway sexual health clinic on weekdays by appointment and a PEP starter pack around the clock at the hospital's emergency department. HIV Ireland says an 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 public STI clinic at University Hospital Galway says its service is free of charge and takes self-referrals, and HIV Ireland says STI testing is free at public STI/GUM clinics. 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.saolta.ie — Saolta hospital group page for the clinic: self-contained building at the front of the hospital, 091 542294, appointment basis only, self-referral, free of charge, tests with and without symptoms, waiting list for asymptomatic, treatment in clinic, PrEP clinics, hepatitis A/B and Gardasil clinic, results by phone 2–3 weeks later Tue/Thu 2–4pm.
- e2 · Published by HSE · 22 Sep 2026 · www2.hse.ie — HSE PEP list: University Hospital Galway Sexual Health Clinic, Newcastle Road, H91 YR71, 091 525 200, Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm by appointment only, full PEP service; the hospital's emergency department has a starter pack 24 hours.
- e3 · Community-endorsed Sexual Health West · 22 Sep 2026 · sexualhealthwest.ie — Directions to the clinic (first left as you enter the hospital, follow signs), 091 542294, appointment only with no drop-in facility.
- e4 · Community-endorsed HIV Ireland · 22 Sep 2026 · www.hivireland.ie — PEP is free of charge in Ireland; within 72 hours; emergency departments charge for attendance without a GP letter.
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