Advertisement

Readers like you keep news free for everyone.

More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Support us today
Not now
Tuesday 28 November 2023 Dublin: 6°C

# Prostitution

All time
TDs to debate plans to 'name and shame' those who pay for sex
Thomas Pringle has plans to change the current system, which makes it illegal only to solicit prostitution but not to buy it.
10.5k
131
May 3rd 2013, 7:30 AM
Victims of human trafficking gang rescued from Belfast brothels
Two suspects were arrested as part of the European operation.
9.9k
32
Apr 26th 2013, 12:00 PM
Extract: I’ve left prostitution behind me, but I worry how my history will impact on my child
From a textbook dysfunctional home life, educational disadvantage and adolescent homelessness, Rachel Moran was primed for life as a prostitute. Here she tells her story about the losses prostitution can bring and how those you love can be tarred with shame by association.
8.9k
110
Apr 16th 2013, 7:00 PM
Campaign against sex-trafficking targets potential punters
‘Real Men Don’t Buy Girls’ is the message of the major social media programme.
7.0k
49
Apr 8th 2013, 6:30 AM
Immigrant council says pimps profiting from delay in new prostitution law
The Immigrant Council of Ireland wants TDs and Senators to conclude deliberations on new laws and start enacting them.
7.6k
46
Mar 23rd 2013, 1:39 PM
Top French footballer cited in under-age prostitution probe
The Les Bleus star’s name appeared in the mobile phone of an under-age girl who has been arrested on shop-lifting charges.
20.4k
15
Feb 13th 2013, 10:16 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
5.7k
0
Feb 11th 2013, 4:45 PM
One in four sex buyers have met trafficked, controlled or underage females - survey
The news comes as part of an online survey that was conducted by the Immigrant Council of Ireland.
11.6k
52
Feb 11th 2013, 2:40 PM
Committee on prostitution legislation to hear from award-winning journalist
A wide variety of people and organisations working with those involved in prostitution have been asked to give their views on changes to prostitution legislation today – including RTÉ’s Paul Maguire.
5.2k
26
Feb 6th 2013, 6:45 AM
Former sex workers to speak to Justice committee on prostitution laws
The news comes days after former ‘Belle de Jour’ escort Brooke Magnanti expressed her concerns about the fact no sex workers to date had spoken to the committee.
8.8k
50
Feb 5th 2013, 3:01 PM
Former 'Belle de Jour' concerned about Irish sex workers legislation
Brooke Magnanti told TheJournal.ie that sex workers themselves need to get to speak to the government on the issue – not just groups representing them.
17.6k
38
Feb 2nd 2013, 8:30 AM
Oireachtas agenda: Tobacco prices, further education and promissory notes
It’s the Dáil’s first day back after the winter recess. Here’s what’s in store.
3.3k
11
Jan 16th 2013, 9:30 AM
Star witness arrives for Berlusconi sex trial
Karima El-Mahroug – better known by her nickname as “Ruby the Heart Stealer” – has arrived to testify for the first time in court.
8.9k
33
Jan 14th 2013, 10:36 AM
Barnardos highlights problem of 'loverboys' in child prostitution
June Tinsely of Barnardos said young men who act as boyfriends to teenage girls coerce them into having sex with other men.
21.5k
33
Dec 12th 2012, 5:36 PM
Oireachtas agenda: Shannon airport, welfare votes and no confidence
TDs vote this afternoon and this evening on approving individual Budget measures – like PRSI increases and respite grant cuts.
2.5k
9
Dec 12th 2012, 9:40 AM
Dáil committee to discuss Irish prostitution legislation
The Justice committee is to meet with a number of groups tomorrow to hear their opinions on prostitution and law in Ireland.
7.7k
76
Dec 11th 2012, 6:03 PM
Cork City Council to vote on call for law against buying sex
Tonight’s council meeting will debate a Labour motion which would see Cork become the latest council to call for a change in law.
5.8k
22
Sep 24th 2012, 10:29 AM
Man calls police to complain about rising prostitution prices
Michigan police are investigating what they say are vastly different accounts of the incident.
17.3k
42
Aug 31st 2012, 8:37 PM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
105
1
Aug 26th 2012, 11:00 AM
Anti-trafficking group calls for ban on paying for sex
Turn Off the Red Light, a group of 56 charities, has told an Oireachtas committee that Ireland should follow Sweden’s lead.
5.6k
67
Aug 24th 2012, 7:43 PM
Ruhama reports 18 per cent increase in demand for support services
Group which assists women affected by prostitution and trafficking says it supported 241 women last year.
2.6k
42
Aug 22nd 2012, 9:57 AM
Northern Ireland to make it illegal to pay for sex
An MLA has launched a public consultation which would see Northern Ireland take the lead in the UK against sexual trafficking.
6.8k
82
Aug 21st 2012, 7:00 PM
The Evening Fix: Friday
Things we learned, loved, and shared today…
6.5k
2
Aug 17th 2012, 8:00 PM
Change in prostitution laws sought
Over “1000 women for sale” in any given week in Ireland, thejournal.ie is told as campaign seeks change in law to deter prostitution.
9.6k
95
Aug 17th 2012, 10:56 AM
'I'm no pimp' insists Olympic ex-brothel keeper
Logan Campbell, who is in London to represent New Zealand next week in taekwondo, opened a brothel in Auckland in 2009, where prostitution is legal.
2.8k
0
Aug 3rd 2012, 9:25 AM
Longford council calls for change in prostitution laws
Longford is the second county council to pass a motion proposing the government outlaw paying for sex.
8.3k
49
Jul 20th 2012, 6:30 AM
Government urged to make paying for sex illegal in Ireland
A conference in Dublin today will hear that 97 per cent of those working in the prostitution industry in Ireland are migrants.
5.3k
38
Jun 28th 2012, 6:30 AM
New laws on prostitution 'must address trafficking problem'
A Fine Gael TD has said there are a number of shortfalls in the current laws which are being taken advantage of by traffickers.
3.2k
26
Jun 24th 2012, 7:45 AM
Sex trade consultation process welcomed by Immigrant Council
Justice minister Alan Shatter has announced details of a major new document which looks at whether prostitution laws should be changed.
4.3k
18
Jun 22nd 2012, 9:46 PM
Shatter publishes major document on whether Ireland's prostitution laws should change
The discussion document is part of a public consultation process on the future direction of the laws around prostitution.
5.7k
54
Jun 22nd 2012, 8:18 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
8.5k
9
Jun 21st 2012, 8:38 AM
Children subjected to prostitution in Dublin, Cork and Kilkenny - report
A US State Department report released yesterday has sparked calls for greater awareness of human trafficking that is happening here in Ireland.
12.0k
19
Jun 21st 2012, 7:15 AM
Column: Think about sex trafficking. Do Irish people come to mind?
They should. Irish people have been trafficked abroad for sex – but it’s not as simple as you might think, writes David Lohan.
649
11
Jun 21st 2012, 7:00 AM
Up to 27 million people are living in slavery, says US report
US State Dept’s annual report on human trafficking shows progress being made in Burma, while Syria fell in the rankings.
2.4k
12
Jun 20th 2012, 9:17 AM
Changes to prostitution law in Scotland 'could see brothel keepers focus on Ireland'
The Scottish parliament is debating a plan to fast-track new laws which would make it illegal to pay for sex – but that could lead to them moving their activities here, the Immigrant Council of Ireland has warned.
5.2k
37
Jun 19th 2012, 7:00 AM
Leitrim first council to call for ban on buying sex
Government has failed to fulfill commitments to look at Swedish-style legislation.
8.8k
124
Jun 13th 2012, 7:00 PM
Irish fans urged not to use prostitutes during Euro 2012
Irish fans travelling to Euro 2012 games are being urged by Labour Women not to “put any money in the pockets of the pimps who control the sex industry”.
12.2k
65
Jun 7th 2012, 2:41 PM
Column: Intervening in prostitution is not acting the nanny
Advocating the selling of sex is not just a bad idea, writes Lisa McInerney, but also a very blinkered one.
45
64
Jun 3rd 2012, 8:29 AM
Sex workers concerned over 'indiscriminate nature' of brothel raids
Carrying out searches in “all known properties” and not just ones suspected of exploitation or trafficking is dangerous for independent sex workers, says SWAI.
6.2k
67
May 30th 2012, 2:14 PM
Cross-border crackdown on 'sleazy' brothels welcomed
But the Immigrant Council of Ireland has warned that a legal loophole remains.
2.2k
20
May 30th 2012, 12:20 PM
Previous Articles
1
2
3
4
5
Next Articles