Free Home Testing — Available to All Drogheda Residents
The HSE offers free at-home STI test kits through sh24.ie. Order online, test at home, post your sample, get results by text or phone. Available to everyone aged 17+ in Ireland. Plain packaging, posted to any Drogheda address.
Free HSE Sexual Health Clinic in Drogheda
The local HSE service is free of charge. No GP referral required.
Sexual Health Clinic — Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
📍 Drogheda, Co. Louth
📞 041 983 7601
Drogheda's free HSE sexual health and GUM (genitourinary medicine) clinic, based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Provides full STI screening, HIV testing, hepatitis testing, treatment, and partner notification support. Phone for current clinic times and to book — most appointments are scheduled rather than walk-in.
Also serves east Meath (Laytown, Bettystown, Stamullen) and the wider mid-Louth region.
Other Options
SH:24 Free Home STI Testing
🌐 sh24.ie
Free HSE-partnered home testing kit. Tests for HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis. For everyone 17+ in Ireland. Plain packaging, posted to any Drogheda address.
Your GP in Drogheda
Any GP in Drogheda can arrange a full STI screen.
Cost is typically €50–€70, or free with a medical card or GP Visit Card. Ask for a "full STI screen". Find a GP →
GUIDE Clinic, St James's Hospital, Dublin
If you commute to Dublin or want a larger specialist clinic.
📞 01 416 2315. The GUIDE Clinic is the main HSE sexual health clinic for the Dublin region. Drogheda is about 50 minutes by train. More Dublin options →
Sexual Health Clinic — Louth County Hospital, Dundalk
If Drogheda clinic timings don't suit, the Dundalk service is the other Louth option.
Drogheda, east Meath and Bettystown / Laytown
Drogheda's clinic also serves east Meath — Laytown, Bettystown, Stamullen — which are closer to Drogheda than to Navan. If you're in that area, Our Lady of Lourdes is the natural choice.
What happens at a Drogheda STI clinic visit?
The visit is usually 20–30 minutes. A clinician asks a few questions about why you're there, takes the relevant samples (urine sample, swab, blood depending on what's being checked), and you leave. Results in 7–14 days by text or phone. The whole thing is confidential and free.
Common worries about visiting the Drogheda clinic
- Confidentiality: Your visit and results are not shared with your GP unless you ask. Not on your medical record outside the clinic.
- Medical card not required: HSE sexual health services are free regardless of medical card status or PPS number.
- Walk-in vs appointment: Most HSE clinics now run by appointment. Phone first to check before walking in.
- Symptoms or not: You don't need symptoms. "I just want to know" is a complete reason.
HSE Helpline & Clinic Finder
For up-to-date clinic times and booking, call the HSE Sexual Health Line free on 1800 700 700 (Mon–Fri 8am–8pm, Sat 9am–5pm) or use the HSE clinic finder.
HSE Clinic Finder →Going to the Drogheda clinic — beyond the logistics
The clinic visit itself is the easy part — booking, samples, results, done in thirty minutes. What people actually worry about is the run-up to it (the anxiety, who finds out, what to say if a partner is involved) and the day after a result. These pillar pages cover that ground.
Not sure if you need a test? 30-second self-check →
Or zoom out: all free clinics in County Louth · the full hub · how testing works · symptoms — or not? · all Ireland directory
Important: Nothing on STI.ie is medical advice. HSE Sexual Health Line: 1800 700 700.