Sex worker offered free accommodation in exchange for sex by exploitative 'predators' 

Linda Kavanagh of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland said rising costs including accommodation and utility bills are driving people into sex work. Picture: Getty Images

A young woman who says she engages in sex work to pay her rent costs says some men are preying on the homeless and offering them free accommodation in return for sex.

The woman has been in the sex industry for the past six years in both Cork and Dublin. She previously worked in childcare.