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30th December 2016
11:50pm GMT

Young attractive couple in bed with a condom[/caption]
I mean, we knew this already, but it's still nice to see numbers.
According to the survey, three quarters of 16 - 24 year olds are uncomfortable speaking about the issue, which is concerning considering that 9,764 people in Ireland were diagnosed with an STI last year.
Think of how many of those could have been prevented, had someone said "let's use a condom".
The research found that men find girls who carry condoms "confident" and "attractive", with 79 per cent saying they thought it was a turn on for a girl to insist on wearing condoms.
We know the survey was run by Durex, so there's bound to be a vested interest, but still - it's not a bad message to take on board.Explore more on these topics: