Fresh calls to criminalise buyers of sex in Ireland
There's fresh calls today to criminalise the buyers of sex in Ireland. It comes following a decision by politicians in the North this week to support laws making the purchase of sexual services a criminal offence. It's now feared that the move will drive pimps and traffickers south, into larger cities such as Cork which was last year branded the "capital of the Irish sex industry" by one of the country’s most notorious websites advertising sex for sale. Former prostitue Rachel Moran who is campaigning to end prostitution by criminalising the purchase of sex told RedFM News says legislation will help to stop sex trafficking: [CLIP]
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