# prostitution - Tuesday 25 January, 2022
# Report
# Report
The group said a law introduced in 2017 which criminalises the purchase of sex in Ireland is facilitating the abuse of sex workers.
# prostitution - Saturday 3 July, 2021
# Courts
# Courts
They will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am today.
# prostitution - Sunday 25 April, 2021
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
It follows on from law changes introduced in 2017.
# prostitution - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# Hani Ali Showky
# Hani Ali Showky
Mr Showky and his partner allegedly ran brothels across Dublin.
# prostitution - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Arrests
# Arrests
They are currently being detained at a Dublin garda station.
# prostitution - Sunday 23 February, 2020
# Child Protection
# Child Protection
The OSCE’s special representative for combating human trafficking said children in foster care or those who came from abusive backgrounds are particularly vulnerable.
# prostitution - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
Gardaí carried out a number of days of action across the country last week.
# prostitution - Monday 28 October, 2019
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
One victim said she was told her family in Brazil would be killed if she tried to leave.
# prostitution - Sunday 29 September, 2019
# Sexual Exploitation
# Sexual Exploitation
A 27-year-old woman has also been arrested in the Antrim area on suspicion of controlling prostitution.
# prostitution - Friday 27 September, 2019
# Crackdown
# Crackdown
Gardaí conducted a number of targeted operations across the country last week.
# prostitution - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
It is estimated that the number of sex workers advertising per day is 308.
# prostitution - Sunday 18 August, 2019
# Santry
# Santry
The area has been pinpointed by gardaí as an area of concern.
# prostitution - Monday 6 May, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
There is a whole generation of violent porn-watchers and they are seeking more and more extreme things from the women in prostitution, writes a Ruhama caseworker.
# prostitution - Monday 29 April, 2019
# Crimecall
# Crimecall
Mary spoke about her ordeal, and what she had to do while she was kept by her human traffickers.
# Sex Work
# Sex Work
Gardaí said they carried out operations in six divisions last weekend.
# prostitution - Thursday 28 March, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
How long more can our government ignore the growing body of evidence that shows that their policies are endangering to the physical and mental health of sex workers, writes Kate McGrew.
# prostitution - Tuesday 13 November, 2018
# Trafficking
# Trafficking
A report compared the legislative approaches in six EU countries to tackling human trafficking in prostitution.
# prostitution - Saturday 27 October, 2018
# Sex Workers
# Sex Workers
A number of suspected brothels have been raided by gardaí in the last year.
# prostitution - Wednesday 4 July, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
Prostitution undermines consent and women’s bodily autonomy, writes Samantha Slater.
# prostitution - Monday 18 June, 2018
# Ruhama
# Ruhama
The nationalities that had the highest access rate to Ruhama’s casework service were Nigerian (63 cases) and Irish (41)
# prostitution - Friday 11 May, 2018
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
No arrests were made on foot of the inspections of the properties.
# prostitution - Saturday 24 February, 2018
# Scandal
# Scandal
There is concern that a number of incidents have not been reported, or that reported cases may have been mishandled.
# prostitution - Friday 23 February, 2018
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
Supporters and detractors of the new law have spoken of their frustration over the new bill.
# prostitution - Saturday 17 February, 2018
# Oxfam Uk
# Oxfam Uk
Chief executive Mark Goldring has repeatedly apologised for failings in the way the charity dealt with claims of sexual misconduct.
# prostitution - Wednesday 14 February, 2018
# Oxfam Ireland
# Oxfam Ireland
Oxfam Ireland confirmed that none of its staff were involved in the scandal.
# prostitution - Monday 12 February, 2018
# Resignation
# Resignation
Penny Lawrence said that she was “desperately sorry” for the harm and distress that had been caused.
# prostitution - Thursday 11 January, 2018
# Coventry
# Coventry
She was reported missing on 8 June 2015. However, she was being held in one of the men’s houses.
# prostitution - Saturday 25 November, 2017
# Sexual Offences
# Sexual Offences
New figures from the gardaí and the CSO suggest that sexual offences have diminished massively in recent times.
# prostitution - Sunday 15 October, 2017
# Column
# Column
Come Here To Me! Vol. 2 celebrates an unexplored Dublin: its public duels and street gangs, suffragettes and drag queens, as well as its not-so-secret gay bars and failed vegetarian societies.
# prostitution - Friday 6 October, 2017
# Southeast Asia
# Southeast Asia
In total, the operation generated hundreds of thousands of pounds.
# prostitution - Wednesday 20 September, 2017
# Call Andreea
# Call Andreea
Ruhama is urging people to call the number and hear what ‘Andreea’ has to say.
# prostitution - Monday 28 August, 2017
# Ruhama
# Ruhama
Ruhama worked with 304 women of 37 nationalities last year.
# prostitution - Friday 7 July, 2017
# Human Trafficking
# Human Trafficking
The protesters allege that two massage parlours in the area are operating as brothels while a third business, which has since closed, was also a front for prostitution.
# prostitution - Saturday 20 May, 2017
# Violent Gang
# Violent Gang
How locals defied violent threats to rid their community of the criminals.
# prostitution - Monday 27 March, 2017
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
Not everyone is happy with the new legislation.
# prostitution - Wednesday 18 January, 2017
# Phibsborough
# Phibsborough
The alleged victim was told she might receive €2,000 a day, but would have to pay a €50,000 ‘debt owed’ for bringing her to Ireland.
# Crime
# Crime
Joy Imasogie allegedly told the victim she would be working in a hair salon.
# prostitution - Saturday 29 October, 2016
# Human Trafficking
# Human Trafficking
In 2012, gardaí identified a number of Polish women as victims of sexual exploitation.
# prostitution - Monday 17 October, 2016
# Exploitation
# Exploitation
Women are trafficked across countries and continents – some having been sold by family members or friends.
# prostitution - Sunday 18 September, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck referees a dispute over a controversial new law.
Cooler with a couple of thundershowers
Max: 14 °C
Min: 6 °C
Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
Max: 16 °C
Min: 9 °C
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 16 °C
Min: 8 °C
