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| 24-Jan-03 | To objectify women is to initiate abuse | Irish Times | ||
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| 06-Feb-03 | Lap-dancing club denies illegal acts | Irish Times | Prostitution | |
| MARCH | ||||
| 06-Mar-03 | Brothel claim denied by boss of club where dancer was 'groped' | Irish Independent |
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Prostitution Dublin Barclay Club |
| Dublin lapdancing club licence revoked | u.tv |
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| Lapdancing club's licence withdrawn | RTE |
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| 07-Mar-03 | Vice link in woman's killing | Irish Independent Anita Guidera |
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Prostitution Sligo Dublin Albanian woman - Lindita Kukaj |
| 08-Mar-03 | A touch too much | Irish Times | ||
| Really, it's just innocent fun, says Dublin lapdancer who earns thousands a week | Irish Independent Gemma O'Doherty |
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Dublin Barclay Club Profile of lapdancer: "Eleanna" (Portugal) |
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| 09-Mar-03 | High price of lapping it up | Irish Independent |
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Trafficking Dublin Barclay Club Garda investigations into Irish clubs by National Immigration Bureau |
| 15-Mar-03 | Top Garda orders lap dancing crackdown |
Irish Examiner Cormac O’Keeffe |
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| Sex, grog and ruck 'n' maul | Irish Times | |||
| 24-Mar-03 | Bosses face crack down on "Illegal Workers" | Press Association Louisa Nesbitt |
Trafficking New laws re: work permit abuse - non EU staff 10 yrs. prison |
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| APRIL | ||||
| 28-Apr-03 |
Barclay Club closed permanently (see Irish Independent article: June 6, 2003 ) |
Irish Independent | Dublin Barclay Club |
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| MAY | ||||
| 13-May-03 | Children of 6 sold as sex slaves in Ireland | Mirror |
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Trafficking Nigerian children |
| 19-May-03 | Irish brothels advertise for employees in South African newspapers | Irish Examiner |
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Trafficking South Africa |
| JUNE | ||||
| 06-Jun-03 | Popular city centre lap dancing clubs raided in Garda swoop |
Irish Independent Eugene Moloney Caroline Crawford |
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Trafficking Operation Quest |
| Dublin lap-dancing clubs raided | u.tv |
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Trafficking Dublin |
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| Limerick Lapdancer appears in court | u.tv |
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Limerick | |
| More than 100 detained in raids on lap-dancing clubs | Ireland.com |
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Trafficking Operation Quest |
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| Scores arrested in lap-dancing raids | Irish Examiner |
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| Irish lap-dance clubs raided | News24 South Africa |
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| Ban lap-dancing, says women's group | online.ie |
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Ruhama Women's Project Criminal gangs |
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| "Republic's lap dance raids of direct relevance to Northern Ireland" | Press Statement Rev Martin Smyth |
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Trafficking Crackdown welcome & relevant in N.I. |
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| More than 100 arrested in lapdancing raids | RTE |
Trafficking Operation Quest Dublin, Limerick Cork, Galway Dundalk Gardai raid on 10 lapdancing clubs |
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| Lap-dancing club raids across Ireland | u.tv |
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| 07-Jun-03 | Crime czars targeted in swoop on lap dance clubs |
Irish Independent Tom Brady |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Russian Mafia |
| Hot on heels of raids, city’s latest club opens its doors |
Irish Examiner Dan Buckley |
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| Lapdancing immigrants clampdown |
Irish Examiner Cormac O’Keeffe |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Dublin, Limerick Cork, Galway Dundalk Gardai raid on 10 lapdancing clubs |
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| A lap-dancer's story | Irish Times |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Limerick Club Lapello Hungarian lapdancer |
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| Lap-dancing cannot shed seedy side |
Irish Times Nuala Haughey |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Dublin, Limerick Cork, Galway Dundalk Gardai raid on 10 lapdancing clubs |
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| 101 held after raids on lap-dancing clubs | Irish Times |
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| Smuggling gangs forcing women into Irish sex trade | u.tv |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Russian Mafia |
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| Sex industry links with Russian mafia prompted lap dance raids |
Irish Independent Jim Cusack Jimmy Guerin |
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| 08-Jun-03 | INLA, Russian criminals in lap dancing probe | The Post Barry O'Kelly |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Dundalk Whispers: INLA / Russian Mafia |
| Raid lapdancers face deportation | Sunday Mirror |
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Trafficking Operation Quest 70 deportations |
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| 09-Jun-03 | Lapdancers also sold to brothels | Dublin Daily (ceased operation 7/03) Ken Foxe John Mooney |
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Trafficking Eastern European mafia Dissident IRA |
| Lap Dancing Raids in the Republic of Ireland |
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Press Statement |
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| 12-Jun-03 | Identity of arrested lap dancer unclear |
Irish Independent Brian McDonald |
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Galway Angels "Ese Osahon" Nigerian lapdancer |
| Nigerian at lap-dancing club 'feared for her life' | Irish Times |
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| 13-Jun-03 | MSP in move to stop sex slaves invasion | Daily Record |
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Trafficking Operation Quest MSP Sandra White concerns" traffickers |
| 14-Jun-03 | Boss: Sex is not for sale here | The Mirror |
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Prostitution |
| 17-Jun-03 | Pimp was a Provo | Dublin Daily (ceased operation 7/03) John Mooney |
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| Lapdancing clubs in sex slave probe | The Mirror Mark Smith |
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Trafficking ROI / N. Ireland / Scotland MSP Sandra White" Scottish lapdancing clubs. |
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| Lapdancing clubs face licensing crackdown |
Irish Examiner Cormac O’Keeffe |
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Dublin Galway Cork Angels, Barclay Club Strings Lapello |
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| 21-Jun-03 | Bring back the fig leaf and reclaim our decency |
Limerick Leader Patricia Feehily |
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Editorial |
| 22-Jun-03 | Girls lured into 'happy corner' by easy money |
Sunday Independent Suzanne Morgan |
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Irish Lapdancing Analysis |
| 23-Jun-03 | Confronting the sex industry |
Irish Times Margaretta D'Arcy |
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Prostitution Chairperson, Women in Media and Entertainment, Galway. Advocating decriminalization of prostitution. |
| Dirty Old Town (Dublin) | Irish Mirror Declan Fahy |
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| 24-Jun-03 | Cheeky Girls | Dublin Daily (ceased operation 7/03) John Mooney |
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Trafficking Lapdancer visas Language Schools Gardai opposition |
| 25-Jun-03 | Gardai Target 'Student Dancers' |
Mirror Joanne McElgunn |
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Trafficking Immigration crackdown Language School scam |
| 26-Jun-03 | Lapdancing club manager in court today | RTE |
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Dublin: Strings |
| 27-Jun-03 | Identity of arrested lap dancer unclear |
Irish Independent Brian McDonald |
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| 27-Jun-03 | City lapdance boss snared with 750,000 |
Irish Independent John Mooney Tom Brady |
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Dublin: Strings |
| Court Takes Away Lapdance Boss's Passport | icDerry |
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| Lapdance boss hit with charge over tax | Business World |
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| Lapdancing club manager on tax charges | RTE |
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| Woman held and €500,000 seized in lap-dance raid |
Irish Independent Tom Brady |
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| Woman's arrest linked to club raids | Irish Times |
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| 28-Jun-03 | Lap-dancing club manageress gets €100,000 bail on tax charges | Irish Times |
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| 01-Jul-03 | SA sex workers 'drugged, beaten' in Ireland |
Cape Times Kashiefa Ajam |
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Trafficking 26 S. African women 1 missing Billionaire Boys Club Passports taken, women drugged/beaten |
| 05-Jul-03 | We're sex slaves; 26 Prostitutes claim they've been drugged & beaten |
Abolish website Joanne McElgunn (The Mirror) |
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| 06-Jul-03 | Language schools 'were front' for lap-dance smuggling ring |
The Observer Henry McDonald |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Estonia/Latvia Mafia 3 Language Schools owned by Lapdance Club owners |
| Nanny knows best |
Sunday Business Post Ian O'Doherty |
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| 07-Jul-03 | Latvian, Estonia Mafia use Ireland's language schools to cover up women smuggling | Baltic News Service |
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| 11-Jul-03 | Key figures in lap dance industry arrested |
Irish Examiner Cormac O'Keeffe |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Illegal Immigrant Trafficking Act. Investigation of paramilitary links |
| 12-Jul-03 | ||||
| SEX FOR SALE : Russian Mafia muscles in on Ireland's red light industry | Irish Independent |
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Trafficking Russian Mafia CAB investigation 14 "Language Schools" |
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| 13-Jul-03 | Scandal of the Foreign Girl Sex Slaves | Daily Star Graeme Culliford |
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| 21-Jul-03 | CAB to investigate finances of language schools | Irish Times |
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| 26-Jul-03 | Garda to work with police forces to combat human trafficking | Irish Times Nuala Haughey |
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Trafficking OSCE Garda protocols |
| Lap-dancer given one last chance to answer questions or face prison | Irish Independent Ann Healy |
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Galway: Angels Nigerian lapdancer: Ese Osahon |
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| Lap-dancer faces six months' jail | Irish Times |
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| Lap-dancing raids excessive - Lord Mayor | Irish Times Nuala Haughey Rsismn Ingle |
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Trafficking Operation Quest Dublin Lord Mayor: Royston Brady |
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| AUGUST | ||||
| 06-Aug-03 | INLA, Russian criminals in lap dancing probe |
Sunday Business Post Barry O'Kelly |
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Dundalk Protection money demands by Russian criminals & INLA. Whispers, Earl St. |
| 13-Aug-03 | Lapdancer sentenced in passport row |
Irish Independent Ann Healy |
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Galway: Angels Nigerian lapdancer: Ese Osahon |
| 19-Aug-03 | Abuse of lap-dancers is rife | Irish Independent | ||
| Details of vice clients found at call centre | Irish Times |
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Prostitution Limerick Escort Call Center |
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| Major vice investigation in Limerick City | u.tv |
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