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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: Serial rapist is handed 20-year sentence for targeting Czech sex workers with help of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland

Press release: Serial rapist is handed 20-year sentence for targeting Czech sex workers with help of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland

Jul 31, 2019

We all expect laws to keep us safe, but the laws around sex work make Ireland more dangerous.  Kate McGrew, director of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) and current sex worker says, “SWAI are happy to hear the news that a serial rapist was handed a 20-year prison...
Press release: Serial rapist  of sex workers convicted today with help from Sex Workers Alliance Ireland

Press release: Serial rapist of sex workers convicted today with help from Sex Workers Alliance Ireland

May 10, 2019

Justice for sex workers is rare but there is hope, says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland Today the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court found a man guilty of serial violent sexual assaults on sex workers in 2017.  Kate McGrew, director of SWAI and current sex worker says “We all...

Latest News

January 27, 2021 – Press Release: For Woman Charged with Facilitation of Prostitution, Sex Workers Alliance Ireland Demands Court Obey Deportation Moratorium

January 22, 2021 – Press Release: Misguided law led to attack on trans worker, says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland 

January 10, 2021 – Outdoor Sex Work and COVID-19 resource

December 17, 2020 – Structural and actual violence against sex workers did not end under COVID

December 12, 2020 – Candlelit vigil to mark International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Sex Workers 17th Dec 6:30pm

Press Releases

For Woman Charged with Facilitation of Prostitution, Sex Workers Alliance Ireland Demand Courts Obey Moratorium on Deportations

Misguided law led to attack on trans worker

Structural and actual violence against sex workers did not end under COVID

“It’s a brothel. I’ll end you!” – chilling words of a man who attacked two sex workers together

Another migrant worker guilty of working with another worker

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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

January 27, 2021 – Press Release: For Woman Charged with Facilitation of Prostitution, Sex Workers Alliance Ireland Demands Court Obey Deportation Moratorium
January 22, 2021 – Press Release: Misguided law led to attack on trans worker, says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland 
January 10, 2021 – Outdoor Sex Work and COVID-19 resource
December 17, 2020 – Structural and actual violence against sex workers did not end under COVID
December 12, 2020 – Candlelit vigil to mark International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Sex Workers 17th Dec 6:30pm

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