On one day last week, the Escort-Ireland website had 72 women advertised as being available to punters in Cork with a further 22 expected to arrive in the city “soon”.

THE country’s biggest advertiser of online prostitution has put a section on its website allowing sex workers to identify dangerous punters they have encountered.

THE average person who uses prostitutes is a young, educated professional earning an average wage — and in 61% of cases he is married or in a relationship.