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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 16h

It is disgusting to see a woman's income stream being used against her by her ex. This is why sex workers do not disclose their work and cannot step out of the shadows to advocate. There are dire real-world consequences when they do. Shame on this man.

www.carlow-nationalist.ie/news/nationa...

Man concerned for daughter's welfare due to ex-wife's alleged OnlyFans activity, court hears - National News - Carlow Nationalist

The man has made a complaint to the gardaí and to Tusla concerning his ex-wife’s alleged activity on OnlyFans

www.carlow-nationalist.ie

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Alliance For Justice Initiative @afjinitiative.bsky.social · 2d

INCLUSION MEANS DIGITAL SAFETY
Queer people and sex workers must not be left behind in conversations on cybersecurity and digital justice. #Inclusion #DigitalRightsMatter @redumbrellasweden.bsky.social @swaiireland.bsky.social

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bumbling about town 🐝🍉 @tinyearlobe.bsky.social · 1d

this is so critical - the problem with these laws that theoretically criminalise buyers of sex is that either sex workers get criminalised too, or sex workers are forced to work in more dangerous situations, increasingly their likelihood of harm and the potential severity of that harm.

Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 1d

A brothel is a premises where 2 or more sex workers are present, so these statistics are not comforting to us. We know sex workers are being prosecuted for working together for safety.

www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/surg...

Surge in number of prosecutions for brothel-keeping | BreakingNews

Gardaí brought 34 prosecutions for the offence under Section 11 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 last year, while another 16 prosecutions were commenced since the start of 2025.

www.breakingnews.ie

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · Jan 17

Do you work with sex workers? We have Sex Worker Awareness Training, available in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Developed by sex workers, this training will enhance participants' knowledge including
• What is sex work?

sexworkersallianceireland.org/2023/05/sex-...

sexworkersallianceireland.org

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 1d

A brothel is a premises where 2 or more sex workers are present, so these statistics are not comforting to us. We know sex workers are being prosecuted for working together for safety.

www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/surg...

Surge in number of prosecutions for brothel-keeping | BreakingNews

Gardaí brought 34 prosecutions for the offence under Section 11 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 last year, while another 16 prosecutions were commenced since the start of 2025.

www.breakingnews.ie

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 17d

The Metropolitan police had reports of assaults by Fayed for years and failed to act upon them. Will they prosecute those who facilitated this abuse?

www.opendemocracy.net/en/al-fayed-...

Fayed’s victims: Compensation ignores Harrods’ ‘trafficking’

Revealed: Survivors say Harrods’ structure enabled sexual abuse, with staff involved in trafficking women to Al Fayed

www.opendemocracy.net

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 17d

Age verification tools that rely on biometric data, such as uploading selfies, are biased and enhance discrimination based on gender, race or disability. The Online Safety Code, which came into effect recently, has introduced age verification for certain platforms.

www.thegist.ie/the-gist-a-f...

The Gist: A Free Speech

The Online Safety Code to bring age verification to Internet platforms is heading towards implementation with a fatal flaw.

www.thegist.ie

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 18d

📅 Today is World Contraception Day.

Ireland is hypocritical when it comes to contraception. On the one hand, it funds organisations to give out free condoms, and on the other, it allows Gardaí to use condoms as evidence that sex work has occurred.

#WorldContraceptionDay

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 18d

Historically, brothel keeping laws in Ireland have overwhelmingly been used to prosecute individual sex workers working with friends for safety, as opposed to persons who are brothel managers or owners.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 18d

The Irish media is reporting an increase in brothel keeping prosecutions based on this PQ reply. What we DO NOT KNOW is WHO is being prosecuted for brothel keeping. How many are people working as sex workers? www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/q...

An Garda Síochána

An Garda Síochána Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 September 2025

www.oireachtas.ie

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 18d

Sex workers raised the issue of stigma, spoke about how sex work allows them to have a normal life and reiterated the call for decriminalisation.

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 18d

We're continuing to highlight SWAI's work. In 2016, we created a social media campaign to do what the government doesn't: to allow sex workers to speak for themselves.

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Katherine Kane @epigrammatickat.bsky.social · 18d

Holy Mother-forking Shirt Balls! This is what comes from how disconnected I am by my situation. Somehow I didn't even hear this happened, and it's epic.

When I remember back to the days of SESTA/FOSTA first darkening doorsteps, and how hopeless a fight it felt sometimes, this is truly remarkable.

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Bart van de Lisdonk @bartvdl.bsky.social · 19d

Goed verhaal!👇 #kijktip

Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 19d

Belgium decriminalised sex work in 2022. Recently, they published the laws that will regulate sx work there. Here, a sex worker speaks about the new rights that she has gotten through decriminalisation.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JhE...

We asked a Belgian s3x worker what it's really like

S3x work is now recognised as a legitimate profession in Belgium. After decriminalising s3x work in 2022, the country took another major step by allowing s3x workers to sign formal employment…

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 19d

Belgium decriminalised sex work in 2022. Recently, they published the laws that will regulate sx work there. Here, a sex worker speaks about the new rights that she has gotten through decriminalisation.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JhE...

We asked a Belgian s3x worker what it's really like

S3x work is now recognised as a legitimate profession in Belgium. After decriminalising s3x work in 2022, the country took another major step by allowing s3x workers to sign formal employment…

www.youtube.com

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 19d

We are meant to stay hidden and alone.”

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 19d

Speaking at the event in parliament, the woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: “This law isolates us. We cannot work together because of the brothel-keeping law and we cannot properly support each other for risk of seeing as controlling or profiting off of each other.

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 19d

"A representative from the Street Workers’ Collective in Ireland, where the Nordic model is in place in both the North and South, said this change to the laws has left many feeling “isolated”.

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 19d

A sex worker from Ireland spoke at the Scotland for Decrim event in the Scottish Parliament this month against the introduction of a ban on the purchase of sex.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2545991...

Campaigners claim women sector ‘scared’ to criticise Ash Regan’s prostitution bill

Campaigners claim Scottish women’s groups fear losing government funding if they oppose Ash Regan’s proposed prostitution bill.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 20d

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.

www.nytimes.com

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 20d

We reiterate the call for guidelines for the National Referral Mechanism as soon as possible. We agreed that Direct Provision is not suitable for trafficking victims as we feel it can compound trauma and is not fit for purpose.

www.ihrec.ie/news-press/c...

Commission warns rise in number of trafficking victims detected still…

28th August 2025 Council of Europe told serious issues remain in detection, protection and support of child victims of trafficking Ireland’s National…

www.ihrec.ie

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 20d

The most serious case of trafficking in Northern Ireland to date according to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) and the offender is Irish www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'It's a life sentence for us, it should be for him' says trafficking victim

Oliver James MacCormack, 72, was given a seven-year sentence in April, which has been increased by two years.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 20d

The drug is administered just twice a year and has shown exceptional effectiveness in clinical trials. #GCNnews

HIV prevention injection approved in EU amid calls for increased accessibility

As the HIV prevention injection was approved in the EU, experts are calling on the pharmaceutical company to ensure the drug is accessible.

gcn.ie

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 22d

There is a reason why sex workers don't disclose their work. The stigma against them is so strong that sex workers who are single mothers feel it might be used against them in custody cases like this.

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Man fears daughter exposed to ‘sexualised behaviour’ due to mother’s alleged OnlyFans activity

Solicitor says client concerned that ex-wife is filming explicit content in the home while young child is in the property

www.irishtimes.com

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Tom Cosgrave @socmot.bsky.social · 26d

This is how sex workers should be treated by society. Not scandalised, not stigmatised, not rejected or subjected to religious fundamentalists as is the case here in Ireland.

Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 26d

In 2022 Belgium became the first European country to decriminalise sex work. Recent legislation introduced regulations that guaranteed the labour rights of sex workers. Now they can access maternity leave, health insurance, unemployment benefits and pension rights

www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

Have world-first labour rights in Belgium changed the lives of sex workers?

In 2024, Belgium passed pioneering legislation granting sex workers full employment rights, including access to maternity leave, health insurance, unemployment benefits and pension rights. ENTR…

www.france24.com

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