Rape victims and women forced in to trafficking, prostitution and pornography will not be protected by a new government body, it was claimed today.

JUST as a person can choose the mobile phone to suit your lifestyle, so men can choose an escort to suit their tastes and means.

Companies fuelling Ireland’s sex industry are being targeted in a hard-hitting campaign.

THE US State Department has criticised the Government for not doing enough to tackle the problem of human trafficking.

DUBLIN inner-city residents yesterday expressed relief after the licence application for Peter Stringfellow's new lapdancing club was adjourned.

Inner city residents today expressed relief after the licence application for Peter Stringfellow’s new lapdancing club was adjourned.

A CHILDREN’S rights group has called for an immediate investigation into child protection standards following revelations of organised child prostitution in Ireland.

The number of foreign women who are being trafficked by criminal gangs to work in the sex industry is increasing rapidly, it was claimed today.

EVEN as exceptions that prove the rule go, the lapdancer’s tale was exceptional. American and moneyed, she had little in common with the other young women discovered providing the entertainment at a series of clubs raided in a special garda operation last year.

GANGS trafficking in sex slaves and other black market workers are posing a growing challenge for the Irish authorities, the minister with responsibility for human rights has warned.

Fifteen foreign women were brought into Ireland last year for sexual exploitation, according to figures released tonight.