Originally Posted by
The Libertarian
Oh and another thing there was a concerted effort which was sucessful under the previous prostitution law to close down massage parlours in Dublin in the 90s and while it was not against the law for a client to visit one, the Pigz were known on occassion to go so far as to visit a client's place of work to harrass them into giving statements against sex workers working in those establishments, so they have a track record of playing very dirty when pressure is applied on them by their bosses to get convictions! In the sex work history of Ireland, given the apparent sucessful clean up of Dublin Brothels/massage parlours in the 90s, it's a bit surprising that other ones came into being and weren't targeted with such gusto, when you thinlk about it!