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This year's Cork Pride festival will focus on sexual health
Amy Campbell
This PRIDE festival, the Sexual Health Centre in Cork will be joining the celebration with a clear message: sexual health is part of the party.
Graham Nagle, LGBTI counsellor at the centre, said: “PRIDE is protest. PRIDE is celebration. PRIDE is visibility, and that visibility includes speaking openly about our health, our identities, our desires, and our care—publicly and proudly.”
Martin Mongan
The Sexual Health Centre’s relocation to Cork’s South Mall has been described as a “powerful step forward” for the organisation.
Founded in the 1980s as Cork AIDS Alliance, the organisation had operated from its premises at 16 Peter’s Street for almost four decades.
Sexual Health Centre’s new location was officially opened by Minister Jerry Buttimer on Friday. read more
New Cork sexual health centre location marks a ‘significant new chapter’ for organisation
Cork groups urged to enter Good Causes Awards
The awards honour the inspiring work and achievements of projects, clubs and individuals all over Ireland, who, with the help of National Lottery Good Causes funding, have had a big impact on their local communities.
Applications are now open for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2025. Photo: Maxwell Photography
Amy Campbell
The Sexual Health Centre in Cork city is advising all eligible organisations to put themselves forward for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards.
(DASH) Drugs, Alcohol and Sexual Health: New mobile unit launched for Cork and Kerry
(DASH) Drugs, Alcohol and Sexual Health: New mobile unit launched for Cork and Kerry
In a landmark partnership for the Cork and Kerry region, the Sexual Health Centre has launched a joint community initiative with Cork Local and Southern Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Forces. The organisations are leading out on a unique mobile health service which travels to any and every part of Cork and Kerry - making support, information and interventions available to all.
A WISE conversation on sexual health: new E-learning platform to be launched by Minister for Children.
The Sexual Health Centre’s new E-learning platform for those supporting the education of young people will be launched tomorrow (Wednesday, 9th December) by Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman TD. ‘WISE Online’ was created by Sexual Health Promotion Officers, Phil Corcoran and Muire O’Farrell of the Sexual Health Centre, to assist professionals in facilitating and responding to questions on sexual health and relationships from young people.
A WISE conversation on sexual health: Free Period Products for young people offered by the Sexual Health Centre.
The Sexual Health Hubs’ free period product initiative was launched in Clonakilty today by TD Holly Cairns. The Sexual Health Hub project was first launched in September 2020 by the Sexual Health Centre, as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The hubs are now being expanded – in terms of location and service provision – to ensure that period products are more accessible to young people across Cork City and County.