The HSE is advising young people to choose online sex or phone sex in order to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The new information campaign says that young adults are more likely to engage in sexual activity with more than one partner, and the advice is therefore aimed at avoiding close contact with people outside your own household.
But is it unnecessary advice?
We spoke to journalist Larissa Nolan and psychotherapist Stella O'Malley to get their views.