Total of 36 people suspected of buying sex services

A total of 36 people were stopped by gardaí on suspicion of having purchased sexual services from a prostitute over the weekend.

Between Friday and Sunday last, Gardaí carried out a series of intelligence-led operations across six divisions to target the demand for prostitution under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. The legislation criminalises the purchase of sexual services and the soliciting or purchasing of sex from a trafficked person.