# sex-workers - Wednesday 15 June, 2022
# Donegal
# Donegal
One man has already appeared in court.
# sex-workers - 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.
# sex-workers - Thursday 12 August, 2021
# Report
# Report
The report notes several cases of activists being asked to provide sex to police in exchange for the freedom of other detained sex workers.
# sex-workers - Saturday 10 April, 2021
# Sex Work
# Sex Work
Kate McGrew on how the Covid-19 pandemic, legislation and stigma are making life more difficult for sex workers in Ireland.
# sex-workers - Thursday 13 February, 2020
# New Rules
# New Rules
The move is an attempt to address over-tourism and protect workers.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
Gardaí carried out a number of days of action across the country last week.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
# Sex Workers
# Sex Workers
A number of women have been subjected to violent attacks in recent weeks.
# sex-workers - Thursday 14 November, 2019
# Investigation
# Investigation
Detective chief superintendent Declan Daly said no sex worker who comes forward will face prosecution.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
# Operation Quest
# Operation Quest
Gardaí said the motive for the attacks appears to be monetary gain and that violence has been used.
# sex-workers - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Sex Workers
# Sex Workers
Judge O’Connor reserved his judgment until next week.
# sex-workers - Friday 27 September, 2019
# Crackdown
# Crackdown
Gardaí conducted a number of targeted operations across the country last week.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
# Conviction
# Conviction
Gheorghe Goidan was sentenced to 20 years today.
# sex-workers - 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.
# sex-workers - Thursday 21 March, 2019
# Disrespectful
# Disrespectful
Local authorities said that guided tours in the area are often “not respectful towards sex workers”.
# sex-workers - Saturday 5 January, 2019
# Escorts Ireland
# Escorts Ireland
Websites advertising sex remain operational.
# sex-workers - Saturday 27 October, 2018
# Sex Workers
# Sex Workers
A number of suspected brothels have been raided by gardaí in the last year.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 4 September, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
Sex workers exist, there is no sign of them disappearing, and they deserve the same rights as other workers, writes Danny Rigg.
# sex-workers - 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)
# sex-workers - Friday 23 February, 2018
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
Supporters and detractors of the new law have spoken of their frustration over the new bill.
# sex-workers - Saturday 23 December, 2017
# Dangers Of The Job
# Dangers Of The Job
Many sex workers face added dangers at Christmas time.
# sex-workers - Monday 27 March, 2017
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
Not everyone is happy with the new legislation.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 26 October, 2016
# Breaking Rank
# Breaking Rank
Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy said Ireland has not got the resources to police prostitution.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 28 September, 2016
# Belfast
# Belfast
Campaigners want to protect those who choose to be sex workers and not put them in harm’s way.
# sex-workers - Sunday 18 September, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck referees a dispute over a controversial new law.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 9 February, 2016
# Clyde Court Hotel
# Clyde Court Hotel
The prosecution in the case of thief Mantas Grazevicius had suggested that two sex workers’ earnings that Grazevicius had stolen be confiscated by the State.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 2 February, 2016
# Regulate
# Regulate
The laws will come into effect in July 2017 if they receive parliamentary backing.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 23 December, 2015
# George Soros
# George Soros
Billionaire investor and activist George Soros is backing the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland.
# sex-workers - Thursday 17 December, 2015
# Sex Laws
# Sex Laws
The group held a vigil to oppose new laws criminalising those who pay for sex.
# sex-workers - Thursday 5 November, 2015
# Sex Workers
# Sex Workers
A Bill to introduce similar legislation south of the border is currently in the works.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 11 August, 2015
# Sex Workers
# Sex Workers
An expert has proposed the controversial idea.
# sex-workers - Monday 15 June, 2015
# Get Up Stand Up
# Get Up Stand Up
The owner said he will pay the women working for him to make up for what they would normally get from clients.
# sex-workers - Thursday 28 May, 2015
# sex-workers - Monday 18 May, 2015
# Not Helping
# Not Helping
Sex workers in St Kilda, Victoria, have signed an open letter to Tom Meagher claiming that campaigning for men to stop buying sex services is ‘not helpful’.
# sex-workers - Sunday 22 March, 2015
# Red Light
# Red Light
Northern Ireland brought in new laws first and the Republic has followed.
# sex-workers - Sunday 25 January, 2015
# Buying Sex
# Buying Sex
It is not acceptable to turn a blind eye to the sex industry as it stands – far too little is done to protect the vulnerable.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 17 December, 2014
# Remembering The Dead
# Remembering The Dead
They will remember the deaths of seven women in Ireland who were sex workers.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
# Outlawed
# Outlawed
The age of consent is also to remain at 17.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 5 November, 2014
# Sex Workers
# Sex Workers
That is an 18% increase on 2012.
# sex-workers - Friday 17 October, 2014
# Nordic Model
# Nordic Model
Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has said she is “examining” legislation that would criminalise buying sex.
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