Cases2019-08-08T18:39:10+01:00

In this section we provide details of cases of sex workers convicted of brothel keeping in Ireland.  Through media analysis we have identified 82 cases (involving 165 individuals) of sex workers convicted of brothel keeping from 2009 to 2018.  This should not be considered a representative sample of all persons convicted of brothel keeping.  This research does however show that sex workers are frequently criminalised under brothel keeping laws and it also provides considerable insight into the circumstances of these prosecutions.  See Analysis for a summary of the key findings.

Claudio A. C., Dulce G. G. and Vanessa T. A.

Claudio A. C. (40), Dulce G. G. and Vanessa T. A. (23) pleaded guilty to operating a brothel in Cork on 12 March 2010 through an interpreter. The judge refused an application for legal aid but said the women could [...]

Clementina O. F.

Clementina O. F. (28), a Nigerian national, was arrested alongside another woman at a house in Middleton, Co. Cork on a date in July 2011 and taken to a Garda Station, where she admitted the offence of brothel keeping. The [...]

Concepcion E. E. and Ernesta N. O.

Concepcion E. E. (30) and Ernesta N. O. (46) appeared before the court, charged with brothel keeping, following being found by Gardaí at an apartment in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal at 11:50 pm on 18 February 2017. €70 in cash was [...]

Cristina B. and Cristina Z.

Cristina B. (19) and Cristina Z. (19), both Romanian nationals, of no fixed abode, were charged with running a brothel at an address in Sligo on 27 April 2011. The court heard an undercover Garda had been offered sexual services. [...]

Cristina M., Vasilica F. and Roxana R.

Cristina M. (24), Roxana R. (20) and Vasilica F. (24), all foreign nationals, came before the court accused of brothel keeping on 10 March 2012 at an address in Cavan. Their solicitor told the court that the defendants were pleading [...]

Crstian T. and Lustila C.

Crstian T., a Colombian national, (29) and Lustila C., a Romanian national, (25) pleaded guilty to brothel keeping in Cavan Town on 20 September 2013. The judge ordered that Crstian T. would pay €80 and Lustila C. would pay €100 [...]

Daniela H. and Elena C.

Elena C. and Daniela H., both Romanian nationals, pleaded guilty to brothel keeping at an address in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim on a date in September 2013. They were each sentenced to four months in prison. A "substantial amount of cash" [...]

Daniela P.

Daniela P. (24), a Romanian national, admitted keeping a brothel at an apartment in Sligo in 2011 after being visited by an undercover Garda. She was described as a single mother of a three year old who had been living [...]

Daniella C. and Daniella I.

Daniella C. (19) and Daniella I., both Romanian nationals, were charged with knowingly allowing a premises to be used as a brothel in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal on 10 December 2016. Also charged was and Florin N., who had been on [...]

Daniella I.

Daniella I. (28), a Romanian national, admitted brothel keeping in an apartment in Tralee, Co. Kerry on 9 February 2015. A Garda witness said the apartment was under surveillance and a number of men were seen entering and leaving. Gardaí [...]

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