Free Home Testing — Available to All Letterkenny 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 Letterkenny address.
Free HSE Sexual Health Clinic in Letterkenny
The local HSE service is free of charge. No GP referral required.
Errigal CDM Hub — Letterkenny Sexual Health / GUM Clinic
📍 Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
📞 074 912 5888
Donegal's HSE sexual health clinic, based at the Errigal CDM Hub near Letterkenny University Hospital. Provides full STI screening, HIV testing, hepatitis testing, treatment, and partner notification support. Phone for current clinic times and booking — appointments preferred over walk-in.
Serves Letterkenny, Donegal town, Bundoran, Ballybofey, Buncrana, and the wider county. The closest free Irish HSE clinic for the Donegal–Derry border 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 Letterkenny or Donegal address.
Your GP in Letterkenny
Any GP in Letterkenny 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 →
GUM Clinic — Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry
If you're in north Donegal or near the border.
Altnagelvin's NHS GUM clinic is the closest cross-border alternative for residents of Inishowen and the Donegal–Derry corridor. NHS service — UK funding.
Sexual Health Clinic — Sligo University Hospital
South-Donegal residents (Bundoran area) sometimes find Sligo closer.
📞 071 917 4828 (SUH switchboard) — ask for the sexual health clinic.
Donegal town, Bundoran, Inishowen and the border
Letterkenny's clinic is the primary free HSE option for the whole county. South Donegal residents (Bundoran, Ballyshannon) sometimes find Sligo more accessible. Inishowen residents close to the border often use Altnagelvin in Derry under NHS Northern Ireland funding.
What happens at a Letterkenny 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 Letterkenny 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 Letterkenny 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 Donegal · 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.