2 out of 3 Irish teenagers have never had sex, while 17 percent said they've felt under pressure to do so.

The figures from the ESRI are part of a Growing Up in Ireland Study which has been following 6000 Irish young people since 2007.

When it comes to having sex it found that 1 in 3 seventeen to eighteen year olds in Ireland are sexually active, with males more likely to have had sex than females.

56 percent of sexually active teens always use a condom, while 11 percent have never used protection.

Out of the 6000 respondents 17 percent said that, sexually active or not, they felt under pressure to have sex.

Although some of the stats may be of concern to some the study finds that the majority of young people are healthy and have a good outlook on school and life.

Kim Buckley has this report: