Campaign seeks to make paying for sex illegal

A campaign to criminalise men who pay for sex rather than prostitutes has hit the streets with an alarming billboard advert.

The public are being targeted in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Sligo and Waterford as lobbyists raise awareness using the story of 14-year-old Anna who was forced into sex work.

Denise Charlton, chief executive, Immigrant Council of Ireland, who has helped spearhead the campaign, said all avenues need to be explored to raise awareness and force a law change.