I've gone with independants purely because thats what most of the girls are on E-I. (Of course thats what most advertise they are!). Also I've been warned off agencies by other posters on this forum so have heeded their advice. Have noticed that a number of the agencies also charge more for their hourly rate (presumably for the agency cutt, so this is a further deterrent for me.
I have used agencies while abroad for example in Spain. My Spanish is pathetically poor , so iy was much easiser to chat to an agency Madame who had some level of English. Got very good service through that particular agency.
However, I think the situation is clearly different in Ireland. I think its a good sign that there are so many independant girls in Ireland as it means they are in charge of their own lives and careers. (Obviously I'm not talking about agency girls that advertise as independants).
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