Free Home Testing — Available to All Kildare 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+ across Ireland. No clinic visit needed.
Free HSE Sexual Health Clinics for Kildare
All services below are free of charge. No GP referral required.
Sexual Health Service — Naas General Hospital
📍 Naas, Co. Kildare
📞 045 849 500 (Naas General switchboard)
The HSE sexual health service for Kildare is based at Naas General. Phone the switchboard for current clinic times. The service is free and confidential.
GUIDE Clinic (St James's Hospital, Dublin)
📍 St James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8
📞 01 416 2315
If you commute to Dublin or prefer a larger specialist clinic, the GUIDE Clinic at St James's is the main HSE sexual health clinic for the Dublin region and is easily reached from north Kildare.
Your GP in Kildare
Any GP in Kildare can arrange a full STI screen.
€50–€70 typically, or free with a medical card or GP Visit Card. Ask for a "full STI screen".
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.
Dublin private clinics
Several private clinics in Dublin (Himerus, LetsGetChecked, Well Woman) offer same-day or rapid testing if you want speed over cost. See the main directory.
Maynooth, Leixlip and North Kildare
If you're a student at Maynooth University or live in the North Kildare commuter belt, the Dublin HSE clinics (GUIDE, Mater) are often closer and easier than travelling to Naas. Maynooth University Student Health Service also provides on-campus sexual health support for enrolled students.
How to know which option is right for you
If you have symptoms, the HSE clinic is usually the better choice — they can swab visible sores, examine, and treat in person. If you have no symptoms and just want to know, sh24's free home kit is the easiest path. If you want to discuss other things at the same time (contraception, mental health, anything else), your GP is the natural fit.
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 tool.
HSE Clinic Finder →Related
Important: Nothing on STI.ie is medical advice. HSE Sexual Health Line: 1800 700 700.