Sex in the city — life as an escort in Ireland

Moving between small towns across the country, staying in hotels and short-term lets, and selling sex for a living. A former sex worker from the Czech Republic tells Ann Murphy about her experiences here

Experiences as a sex worker: 'Forced, threatened, raped, lied to.' Picture: Getty

As Anna Rajmon watches her young daughter as they spend time together in her home in the Czech Republic, she is far removed from the hotels, Airbnb rooms, and public transport system which was the bedrock of her work life in Ireland this time last year.

She is reunited with her daughter and her mother, who knew nothing of how she made money in Ireland for over three years, or the lengths she had to take to ensure her work could still continue through the lockdowns of the early days of the covid pandemic.