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Press Release: Sex workers need supports too says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland

Press Release: Sex workers need supports too says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland

Mar 23, 2020

Kate McGrew current sex worker, director of The Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) and co-convenor of the European Network for Sex Workers’ Rights (ICRSE) is calling for the Irish government to urgently act to ensure that sex workers, along with their families and...
Press release: Sentence of rapist shows all-too-rare justice for sex workers possible

Press release: Sentence of rapist shows all-too-rare justice for sex workers possible

Mar 18, 2020

We want to work with Gardaí so that crimes like these can come to justice On Monday Nolan Keown was sentenced to 14 years in prison after attacking, sexually assaulting and robbing two sex workers in 2016 and 2018.  Kate McGrew, director of SWAI and current sex worker...
Press release: New liaison officers and dedicated email address show the PSNI are taking sex workers safety seriously

Press release: New liaison officers and dedicated email address show the PSNI are taking sex workers safety seriously

Mar 6, 2020

Kate McGrew, current sex worker and director of the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland said “Yesterday, Thursday 5 March, a private meeting was held between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI), The Rainbow Project,...
Press statement: Public’s support of sex workers is not reflected in Ireland’s laws and policies

Press statement: Public’s support of sex workers is not reflected in Ireland’s laws and policies

Mar 2, 2020

Today SWAI marks it’s 10 year anniversary and reflects over the work we have done and the work we need to do.  Kate McGrew, current sex worker and director of the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) says “Since its inception in 2009 SWAI have sought to bring an...
Press release: Attacks, robberies, rapes and assaults on workers in 2019 all caused by sex working laws

Press release: Attacks, robberies, rapes and assaults on workers in 2019 all caused by sex working laws

Dec 17, 2019

Today is International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Sex Workers. Safety and a life free from violence is everyone’s right. But sex workers are put in danger because of our laws and the stigma surrounding sex work.  Catriona, current sex worker and chairperson of...
Press release: Garda raids, pimps, reports and conferences this week but no one is asking sex workers what they need

Press release: Garda raids, pimps, reports and conferences this week but no one is asking sex workers what they need

Nov 28, 2019

Kate McGrew, current sex worker and director of the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) said today “The same Gardaí department who arrest us for working together for safety is the one who we are expected to report to if a crime is committed against us. Is it any...
Press release: Sex workers lives at risk amid fear of reporting assaults due to bad and misguided legislation

Press release: Sex workers lives at risk amid fear of reporting assaults due to bad and misguided legislation

Nov 14, 2019

Both sex workers and Gardaí have known about these criminals for some time but sex workers refuse to contact the Garda because trust in Gardaí is at an all-time low since the law changed in 2017.  “The increased assaults and robberies on sex workers currently being...

Press release: ‘Swedish Model’ promotes harassment and is failing to deter sex workers or clients, says co-author of new Northern Ireland study

Oct 6, 2019

A major surge in harassment of sex workers following the introduction of the so-called ‘Swedish Model’ in Northern Ireland was among the main findings in a review of the impact of the legislation, Dr Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill, co-author of a report commissioned for the...
Press Release: Today’s actions will decrease trust in Gardaí for already marginalised sex workers

Press Release: Today’s actions will decrease trust in Gardaí for already marginalised sex workers

Sep 27, 2019

Kate McGrew, current sex worker and spokesperson for the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland(SWAI)  said “The criminalisation of client law was brought in with great fanfare over 2 years ago but, as yet, has only seen two men prosecuted for the purchase of sex in Ireland. It...
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SWAI supports the self-determination of all sex workers to be given a voice and allowed to speak on their own behalf. We support a harm reduction policy in relation to sex work and that sex workers should be granted the same rights as all other workers.

Mission Statement: To promote the social inclusion, health, safety, civil rights and the right to self determination of female, male, cisgender and transgender sex workers.

Latest News

May 10, 2023 – Sex Worker Awareness Training
April 5, 2023 – We told you this would happen says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, about the murder of a sex worker in Limerick
March 14, 2023 – Sex workers failed by law AGAIN
March 3, 2023 – International Sex Workers Rights Day
December 17, 2022 – Press release: Irish government is complicit in violence against sex workers

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