Ireland 2005: Prostitution

Ireland 2005: Prostitution Also see: Ireland 2005: Trafficking
JANUARY
18-Jan-05	No bail for teen held on charge of prostitution	Irish Independent	Dublin 17 year old heroin addicted prostitute. Mother was her "minder".
FEBRUARY
03-Feb-05	Teen prostitute released into care home	TCM	Dublin 17 year old heroin addicted prostitute
24-Feb-05	Teen charged with prostitution remanded into custody	Ireland Online	Dublin 17 year old heroin addicted prostitute. Broke conditions of her bail.
MARCH
02-Mar-05	Teenager released from prison after bullying, court hears	Ireland Online	Dublin 17 yr. old heroin addict Mother-pimp
11-Mar-05	Gardaí making progress in Paiche murder case	Waterford News & Star	Waterford Paiche Onyemaechi case still being actively investigated.
APRIL
03-Apr-05	Ritual killing link to corpse in canal	Sunday Mirror Deirdre O'Donovan	Info re: Nigerian lapdancer Paiche Onyemaechi. Gardai believe she was murdered by her pimp, a man close to her who forced her into prostitution. Her husband, Chika Onyemaechi, reported her missing. Nigerians have told gardai it is likely the killer brought the head to Nigeria where it will be used in rituals. Chika Onyemaechi spotted by Interpol in Lagos.
04-Apr-05	Judge praises teen prostitute's efforts to beat drugs	Ireland Online	Dublin 17 year old heroin addict. Mother-Pimp
MAY
08-May-05	Sex trade set to be audited	Sunday Business Post Eamon Quinn	Central Statistic Office (CSO) will begin measuring the economic output of prostitution and the illegal sex industry in Ireland from 2006 forward.
16-May-05	Extortion in Dundalk / Drogheda	Escort Watch	Dundalk / Drogheda Fantasy Babes Escort Service reported that a man called "Barry" and associates are attempting to extort money from escort agencies and independent escorts in the Dundalk and Drogheda areas. A police report was made.
22-May-05	Private eye blows lid on prostitution in his mission to drive out the hookers	Sunday Mirror Naomi McElroy	Kerry Seamus O Laighain, private investigator. Investigation of 5 hotels and 2 apartments. Fears for life (pimps).
JUNE
07-Jun-05	Plea to help prostitutes get proper jobs	Ireland On-line	Ruhama issued report: "Next Step Initiative". They called on the Irish Government to examine law reform in the area of prostitution and to consider deleting criminal records for prostitution to enable former prostitutes to get jobs.
23-Jun-05	Five arrested as gardaí swoop in vice probe	Ireland On-line	Carlow / Wexford Three "non-national" women & two men arrested by detectives investigating vice ring
JULY
12-Jul-05	Gangs 'trafficking foreign women into sex industry'	Ireland Online	Ruhama Women's Project annual report for 2003/2004 published. it encountered 91 women trafficked into sex industry, helped 21. Criminal gangs using internet & mobile phones. Ruhama called for Vice Squad & legislation to address trafficking. Spokeswoman Geraldine Rowley said there was no doubt lap-dancing clubs linked to trafficking and prostitution.
12-Jul-05	Report finds rise in trafficking of women	RTE News
AUGUST
06-Aug-05	Headless body charge imminent, say gardai	Irish Independent	Paiche Onyemaechi murder. Prostitute and lapdancer in Dublin & Limerick. Headless body found in July 2004.
14-Aug-05	Gardai launch major probe of vice trade	Sunday Business Post Barry O'Kelly	Dublin Major Garda investigation has been launched into the vice trade, where it is claimed that immigrant women are being forced to work as prostitutes. Dedicated unit has been set up to carry out a wide-ranging inquiry into brothels, lap-dancing clubs and street prostitution in Dublin.
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NOVEMBER
23-Nov-05	Mayo Women's groups to organise ‘Days of Action’	Western People	Events held from Friday, November 25th to Saturday, December 10th. Short ritual to commemorate the women who have lost their lives, women who are missing, women who are subject to rape and sexual assault, sexual abuse, women who are trafficked and forced into prostitution held on Friday, December 9th.
DECEMBER
06-Dec-05	Women's group slams lap-dance club plan	Ireland Online	Dublin Stringfellows Ruhama objecting to licence, claiming that the opening of the new lap-dancing club could be a breeding ground for prostitution, sex trafficking and other crime. Ruhama has dealt with more than 100 women who have been trafficked into Ireland to work in the sex industry. The group has also spoken to women who became involved in prostitution after working in lap-dancing clubs.
25-Dec-05	Whores indoors as sex trade goes hi-tech	Irish Ind. Jerome Reilly