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Prostitution

    'An historic day': It is now illegal to buy sex in Ireland
    Irish court told Nigerian woman was forced to have sex with up to 10 men a day
    Nigerian woman allegedly had 'voodoo process' before being trafficked to Ireland for prostitution
    Man due in Dublin court as part of four-year sex trafficking probe
    'One woman didn't even know she was in Ireland': The reality of being sold for sex
    FactCheck: Would a new government bill really decriminalise sex workers?
    'The ugly truth about prostitution is that without various forms of force it would collapse'
    "Not all people in prostitution are exploited" - John Halligan defends stance on legalising sex work
    Woman who ran four brothels in Dublin is jailed
    Poll: Is it time to make paying for sex a criminal offence in Ireland?
    France has criminalised the purchase of sex - what happened to Ireland's sex laws?
    'This Christmas Day there will be women in brothels around the country'
    Investigation details systematic movement of prostitutes around Ireland's towns
    Pope apologises after reports of priests using drugs and paying for sex with homeless men
    Dutch brothel owners now have to speak the same language as sex workers
    'Prostitution should be legal because men want more sex than women'
    Irish men are being asked to say what they think about sex work
    Debating prostitution? Why not listen to sex workers for once?
    Catriona
    Prostitution gang's victim was beaten, sold, raped and made sleep with 10 men a day
    Garda accused of raping woman he arrested investigated by Gsoc
    Man who admitted to running four brothels in Limerick walks free from court
    A sex worker went on Ray D'Arcy to talk about her campaign ... she wasn't happy with how it went
    Austrian brothel offers free sex in protest against high taxes
    Poll: Should it be a crime to pay for sex?
    Are we about to see an influx of pimps to Ireland?
    Sex workers have asked Jill Meagher's husband to drop his support for an anti-sex trade group
    Former sex worker says she saw 13-year-old girl work on Dublin streets
    Tom Meagher says he cried for hours when he heard what happened to Karen Buckley
    Here's how many men in Ireland say they have paid for sex
    Ireland's ban on the purchase of sex will be challenged by a sex worker
    The sex trade is really cashing in on one of the world's biggest tech conferences
    Rome is getting a red light district
    This former head of the IMF is on trial for 'aggravated pimping'
    Opinion: Buying a woman's body for sexual gratification is not a harmless act
    Alan Farrell
    'Sex trafficked teens promised new life but dream becomes nightmare at Dublin Airport'
    One man arrested in massive Garda operation into prostitution
    New law means electronic tagging for some sex offenders
    Confirmed: It's going to be illegal to purchase the services of a sex worker
    Are there pimps living in your community?
    Clever campaign uses Tinder to tell men about Irish sex trafficking
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