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Prostitution

    Ex-Abercrombie boss denies prostitution and sex trafficking charges
    Ruhama reports 68% increase in those who they assisted from trafficking
    Trafficked sex workers are being forced to pay over €5,000 a month to crime gangs
    Landmark human trafficking case sees jail sentences increased for forced prostitution
    Human trafficking and prostitution trial of two Brazilian women collapses
    Gardaí probe concerns of sexual trafficking in the south-west
    State is failing to protect sex workers from violence, Amnesty International says
    Two women charged over alleged human trafficking offences due in court
    Over 600 'sale of sex' convictions to be expunged in effort to recognise vulnerable victims
    New garda vice unit brings 71 extra charges against man accused of running brothels
    Man and woman arrested as part of investigations into prostitution and organised crime
    'You're not screening for them': Concern that trafficked Irish children are falling through the cracks
    Gardaí speak to 23 people suspected of purchasing sexual services
    Leaders of crime gang running several brothels in London jailed for eight years
    Man arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, brothel keeping and money laundering in Belfast
    Gardaí question 38 people suspected of purchasing sexual services
    Banning the purchase of sex in NI has actually led to an increase in sex workers, report finds
    Gardaí attempt to tackle 'highest concentration of sex workers' in north Dublin suburb
    Opinion: Buyers of sex are getting more violent, increasingly influenced by what they see in porn
    Anonymous Ruhama Caseworker
    'I tried to fight so hard. I was chained and I had bruises': Woman forced into prostitution speaks out
    36 people questioned by gardaí as part of weekend operation targeting the buying of sex
    Opinion: Laws that criminalise sex buyers are making life more dangerous for sex workers
    Kate McGrew
    Report on Ireland's sex industry: 'Highly organised, thriving in every county'
    Concerns growing about the number of underage boys being abused in Dublin brothels
    Consent: 'The purchase of sex is conducted without regard for women’s pleasure'
    Samantha Slater
    Irish service supported 109 people affected by sex trafficking last year
    Gardaí shut down seven brothels in Carlow and Kilkenny
    Red Cross says more than 20 staff have left after 'paying for sexual services'
    Buying sex has been illegal in Ireland for one year but 'very little' has changed
    Oxfam chief executive says criticism over prostitution scandal has been 'disproportionate'
    Oxfam Ireland emails supporters, promises to 'rebuild trust' after UK staff's Haiti prostitution scandal
    Deputy chief executive of Oxfam in the UK resigns over prostitution scandal in Haiti
    Three men jailed for plying 14-year-old girl with drugs and forcing her into prostitution in UK
    Prostitution offences have dropped hugely in the last five years
    Grafton Street 1870: 'The street literally swarmed with women of loose character'
    Donal Fallon
    Members of gang which ran prostitution ring in UK hotels convicted
    People urged to call Irish mobile number to hear the reality of sex trafficking here
    'Most prostitution here is run by organised crime gangs': Irish service helped 92 victims of sex trafficking in 2016
    ‘It wouldn’t happen in D4’: Locals plan to block streets ahead of U2 gig to protest ‘red light district’
    Waterford moneylending gang 'in hiding' as it owes money to Nigerian drug dealers
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