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.

Flor Yeni M. H. and Jose H.

Flor Yeni M.H. (42), a Spanish national, and Jose H. (44), a Brazilian national, were arrested in a raid on a house in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal on 22 October 2012. Both were described as prostitutes. Jose H. was described as [...]

Florentina G.

Florentina G. (29), a Romanian national, pleaded guilty to operating a brothel in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 on 7 July 2012. The court heard when Gardaí raided her apartment they found Florentina G. and another woman working there as prostitutes plus [...]

Florentina P.

Florentina P. (35), a Romanian national, pleaded guilty to running a brothel in Monaghan on 15 February 2010. A Garda told the court that Gardaí raided her apartment and seized a number of items they believed were involved in the [...]

Florintina C. and Victoria O.

Florintina C., a Romanian national, and Victoria O. (36), an Italian national originally from Nigeria, pleaded guilty to keeping a brothel at their Galway apartment on 8 September 2016. A Garda witness said they had been informed that a brothel [...]

Four Romanian Women

Four Romanian women, aged 21, 22, 23 and 30, were arrested at an address in Galway on 29 October 2016 and pleaded guilty straight away to operating a brothel. A Garda witness said Gardaí believed the young, vulnerable Romanian women [...]

Helen D. C.

Helen D. C. (22), a Brazilian national, pleaded guilty to brothel keeping in Limerick on 25 August 2009 and apologised. The court heard she had come to Ireland to study English and began working as a prostitute as a brief [...]

Ioana R.

The court heard Ioana R. (28), a Romanian national, was caught operating as a prostitute from an apartment in Cork on 8 December 2011. She pleaded guilty. Her solicitor told the court she previously worked as a cleaner in Romania [...]

Iona A. E. and Ramate V.

Iona A. E. (20) and Ramate V. (25), both Romanian nationals, pleaded guilty to brothel keeping at an apartment in Limerick on 20 May 2010. A Garda told the court they were arrested at their apartment and there were a [...]

Jenny J.

Jenny J., a Spanish woman, pleaded guilty to running a brothel in Leitrim village and was given the option to leave the state as soon as possible by the judge and told that if she did so she would not [...]

Judit M. D. and Tania G. F.

Judit M. D., a Brazilian national, and Tania G. F., a Spanish national, were arrested and charged with running a brothel at an apartment in Carrick-on-Shannon on 14 May 2012. A sum of money was also seized. They appeared in [...]

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