Drug habits force women to keep working the streets

THERE is a misconception that street prostitution is gradually dying out in this country — that more and more women are involved in the more lucrative off-street trade.

However, the reality is there are still a high number of women standing in the red light districts each night.

Over the Christmas holiday period, workers in and around the red light district of Dublin reported huge numbers lining the streets to make the most of the high spending before the January slump.