Last year I was in the U.K. and amazed to find that brothels (or agency's) seem to exist in most large towns and cities (I thought they were illegal)
Anyway, for those of you as innocent and naïve as little ol me, you ring up, book your lady and then when you arrive there is a "receptionist" who confirms everything, takes the money and then lets you into the room
Lady enters, does the biz and then, charming detail, the "receptionist" asks if everything was ok!

suppose for a moment that this was actually legal in Ireland, would they attract much custom away from the true independent's?

This post is more aimed at punters as obviously the ladies are more than happy being independent, although they could well be a starting point for new ladies, before going out on the own.

Prices seem to be around £60 for half hour, so god knows how much of that the escort sees