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Also see: Ireland 2005: Prostitution |
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| FEBRUARY |
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| 28-Feb-05 | Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ireland | U.S. Dept. of State |
 | US State Dept. report: Ireland destination country for sex trafficking |
| MARCH |
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| 02-Mar-05 | U.S. report says racism on rise in Ireland |
Irish Echo Ray O'Hanlon |
US State Dept. report: Ireland destination country for sex trafficking | |
| APRIL |
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| 26-Apr-05 | Lapdancing boss facing huge bill over illegal Nigerian employee | Irish Independent Brian McDonald |
Galway Angels Patrick O'Keeffe (Fat Chef Catering Ltd.) faces €5,000 in court fines plus significant legal costs after his appeal against a conviction for employing a Nigerian lapdancer, Charity Ajayioba (stage name Pamela), without a work permit was dismissed. General manager Danny Kenny and asst. manager Michael Clark also convicted. Each fined €150. Ajayioba had worked in Dublin, Limerick and Cork before coming to Galway. She had operated on a circuit which included traveling to the UK and Europe. |
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| 08-May-05 |
Sex trade set to be audited |
Sunday Business Post Eamon Quinn |
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Central Statistic Office (CSO) will begin measuring the economic output of prostitution and the illegal sex industry in Ireland from 2006 forward. |
| 29-May-05 | New legislation to combat trafficking in immigrants | Sunday Business Post Barry O'Kelly |
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Michael McDowell, Minister for Justice, is preparing new laws to combat the exploitation and trafficking in illegal immigrants. McDowell is drafting legislation that will criminalise trafficking in foreign nationals for the purpose of their sexual and labour exploitation. |
| JUNE |
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| 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 |
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| 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. | |
| Report finds rise in trafficking of women | RTE News | |||
| AUGUST |
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| 03-Aug-05 | Borders 'exploited by illegal immigrants' | u.tv | According to the National Criminal Intelligence Service, Britain's open borders with Ireland are being exploited in both directions by illegal immigrants. Human trafficking gangs are using low-cost airlines and smaller airports to import illegals to Britain. | |
| 14-Aug-05 | Gardai launch major probe of vice trade | Sunday Business Post Barry O'Kelly |
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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 |
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| 21-Nov-05 | Child trafficking a concern in Ireland | Business Travelers |
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Trafficking The Irish Times reported that health authorities in Ireland have expressed fears that most of the 250 children who have disappeared from care in the last four years have been trafficked and are being sexually exploited. Original article published in Irish Times (subscription only.) |
| 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. | |
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| 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. |
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| 25-Dec-05 | Whores indoors as sex trade goes hi-tech | Irish Ind. Jerome Reilly |
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