Sex Workers Alliance Ireland
@swaiireland.bsky.social
SWAI promotes the human rights, equality & participation of sex workers.
info@swai.eu
085 824 9305
Donate here: http://paypal.me/swaiireland
sexworkersallianceireland.org
info@swai.eu
085 824 9305
Donate here: http://paypal.me/swaiireland
sexworkersallianceireland.org
We are sad to say goodbye to our Communications and Advocacy manager, Linda Kavanagh, who has been with SWAI for 7 years.
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We are sad to say goodbye to our Communications and Advocacy manager, Linda Kavanagh, who has been with SWAI for 7 years.
We're continuing to highlight the work of SWAI. In April 2023, Geila Ibram, a sex worker in Limerick, was murdered.
Along with other sex worker organisations, we held a vigil outside the Department of Justice to highlight the lack of concern about sx workers' safety in Ireland.
Along with other sex worker organisations, we held a vigil outside the Department of Justice to highlight the lack of concern about sx workers' safety in Ireland.
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We're continuing to highlight the work of SWAI. In April 2023, Geila Ibram, a sex worker in Limerick, was murdered.
Along with other sex worker organisations, we held a vigil outside the Department of Justice to highlight the lack of concern about sx workers' safety in Ireland.
Along with other sex worker organisations, we held a vigil outside the Department of Justice to highlight the lack of concern about sx workers' safety in Ireland.
We are so delighted to see Catherine Connolly elected! She has consistently advocated for the health and safety of sex workers in Ireland during her time in the Dáil. While we will miss her as a TD, we know she will be a president for all on the island, especially the most marginalised.
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We are so delighted to see Catherine Connolly elected! She has consistently advocated for the health and safety of sex workers in Ireland during her time in the Dáil. While we will miss her as a TD, we know she will be a president for all on the island, especially the most marginalised.
The @eswa-network.bsky.social report concluded that Europe-wide, sex workers face barriers to reporting violence against them, they are denied paths to justice and how the lack of safe working spaces increases the risk of being a victim of a crime.
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The @eswa-network.bsky.social report concluded that Europe-wide, sex workers face barriers to reporting violence against them, they are denied paths to justice and how the lack of safe working spaces increases the risk of being a victim of a crime.
Press release: Decriminalisation of sex work bill launched by TD Ruth Coppinger
The bill was co-created by Red Umbrella Éireann, the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland and the Street Workers Collective.
The bill was co-created by Red Umbrella Éireann, the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland and the Street Workers Collective.
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Press release: Decriminalisation of sex work bill launched by TD Ruth Coppinger
The bill was co-created by Red Umbrella Éireann, the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland and the Street Workers Collective.
The bill was co-created by Red Umbrella Éireann, the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland and the Street Workers Collective.
We're holding a sex worker-only meet-up in Cork next week!
Learn about
• Your legal rights
• Your medical rights
• STI/HIV testing
• Prep info
And get free condoms.
Email outreach @ swai.eu to find out the details.
Learn about
• Your legal rights
• Your medical rights
• STI/HIV testing
• Prep info
And get free condoms.
Email outreach @ swai.eu to find out the details.
October 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We're holding a sex worker-only meet-up in Cork next week!
Learn about
• Your legal rights
• Your medical rights
• STI/HIV testing
• Prep info
And get free condoms.
Email outreach @ swai.eu to find out the details.
Learn about
• Your legal rights
• Your medical rights
• STI/HIV testing
• Prep info
And get free condoms.
Email outreach @ swai.eu to find out the details.
We're continuing to celebrate the work of SWAI over the years. In 2019 we launched our #DecrimForSafety and #SupportSafeSexWork hashtags to highlight the need for laws and policies that keep sex workers safe.
We all deserve to feel safe in our jobs.
We all deserve to feel safe in our jobs.
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We're continuing to celebrate the work of SWAI over the years. In 2019 we launched our #DecrimForSafety and #SupportSafeSexWork hashtags to highlight the need for laws and policies that keep sex workers safe.
We all deserve to feel safe in our jobs.
We all deserve to feel safe in our jobs.
📅 Today is World Contraception Day.
Ireland is hypocritical when it comes to contraception. On the one hand, it funds organisations to give out free condoms, and on the other, it allows Gardaí to use condoms as evidence that sex work has occurred.
#WorldContraceptionDay
Ireland is hypocritical when it comes to contraception. On the one hand, it funds organisations to give out free condoms, and on the other, it allows Gardaí to use condoms as evidence that sex work has occurred.
#WorldContraceptionDay
September 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
📅 Today is World Contraception Day.
Ireland is hypocritical when it comes to contraception. On the one hand, it funds organisations to give out free condoms, and on the other, it allows Gardaí to use condoms as evidence that sex work has occurred.
#WorldContraceptionDay
Ireland is hypocritical when it comes to contraception. On the one hand, it funds organisations to give out free condoms, and on the other, it allows Gardaí to use condoms as evidence that sex work has occurred.
#WorldContraceptionDay
We're continuing to highlight SWAI's work. In 2016, we created a social media campaign to do what the government doesn't: to allow sex workers to speak for themselves.
September 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We're continuing to highlight SWAI's work. In 2016, we created a social media campaign to do what the government doesn't: to allow sex workers to speak for themselves.
We're continuing to highlight SWAI's work. For every election cycle, we create a candidate checklist with suggested questions to ensure that politicians know that the rights of sx workers are important to voters.
September 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We're continuing to highlight SWAI's work. For every election cycle, we create a candidate checklist with suggested questions to ensure that politicians know that the rights of sx workers are important to voters.
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Stigma against sex workers, combined with criminalisation, negatively impacts their mental health.
September 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Stigma against sex workers, combined with criminalisation, negatively impacts their mental health.
Today, we want to continue highlighting SWAI's work.
As part of our meet-ups, we held a BDSM workshop to upskill sex workers into new areas of work.
Due to our laws and grinding stigma, sex workers are isolated which has a detrimental effect on their mental health.
As part of our meet-ups, we held a BDSM workshop to upskill sex workers into new areas of work.
Due to our laws and grinding stigma, sex workers are isolated which has a detrimental effect on their mental health.
September 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today, we want to continue highlighting SWAI's work.
As part of our meet-ups, we held a BDSM workshop to upskill sex workers into new areas of work.
Due to our laws and grinding stigma, sex workers are isolated which has a detrimental effect on their mental health.
As part of our meet-ups, we held a BDSM workshop to upskill sex workers into new areas of work.
Due to our laws and grinding stigma, sex workers are isolated which has a detrimental effect on their mental health.
Today, we want to continue highlighting SWAI's work. On December 17th, we marked the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We called for an end to violence against sex workers, including state and police violence and demanded the decriminalisation of sex work.
August 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Today, we want to continue highlighting SWAI's work. On December 17th, we marked the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We called for an end to violence against sex workers, including state and police violence and demanded the decriminalisation of sex work.
Today we want to continue highlighting the work that SWAI does.
The pandemic was revealing, with extreme urgency, how sex workers are forced to operate on the margins, in precarious circumstances, without the protections enjoyed by other workers.
The pandemic was revealing, with extreme urgency, how sex workers are forced to operate on the margins, in precarious circumstances, without the protections enjoyed by other workers.
August 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Today we want to continue highlighting the work that SWAI does.
The pandemic was revealing, with extreme urgency, how sex workers are forced to operate on the margins, in precarious circumstances, without the protections enjoyed by other workers.
The pandemic was revealing, with extreme urgency, how sex workers are forced to operate on the margins, in precarious circumstances, without the protections enjoyed by other workers.
Sex workers, please note: you do NOT have to answer Garda questions about your landlord. We have received legal advice about this.
Knowledge is power and it is our role to ensure that sex workers in Ireland know their rights.
Knowledge is power and it is our role to ensure that sex workers in Ireland know their rights.
August 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Sex workers, please note: you do NOT have to answer Garda questions about your landlord. We have received legal advice about this.
Knowledge is power and it is our role to ensure that sex workers in Ireland know their rights.
Knowledge is power and it is our role to ensure that sex workers in Ireland know their rights.
Almi speaks about the calls to action the report calls for.
August 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Almi speaks about the calls to action the report calls for.
"If you care about healthcare, if you care about housing, if you care about disability rights, you must care about sex workers rights"
August 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"If you care about healthcare, if you care about housing, if you care about disability rights, you must care about sex workers rights"
Today we want to highlight the work that SWAI does. We have delivered our Sex Worker Awareness Training around the country to many types of organisations. We have received amazing feedback and 100% of our participants would recommend our training to others. We're really proud of this work!
August 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Today we want to highlight the work that SWAI does. We have delivered our Sex Worker Awareness Training around the country to many types of organisations. We have received amazing feedback and 100% of our participants would recommend our training to others. We're really proud of this work!
Today is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. We want to highlight that global several organisations fighting against human trafficking support the decriminalisation of sex work as the most effective strategy.
July 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. We want to highlight that global several organisations fighting against human trafficking support the decriminalisation of sex work as the most effective strategy.
On Aug 7th we are launching our Migrant Sex Workers and Housing in Ireland research in collaboration with CATU Ireland, in Connolly Books.
At 7pm, Aug 7th a panel will discuss the barriers migrant sex workers face to accessing accommodation and what solutions sex workers want.
At 7pm, Aug 7th a panel will discuss the barriers migrant sex workers face to accessing accommodation and what solutions sex workers want.
July 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
On Aug 7th we are launching our Migrant Sex Workers and Housing in Ireland research in collaboration with CATU Ireland, in Connolly Books.
At 7pm, Aug 7th a panel will discuss the barriers migrant sex workers face to accessing accommodation and what solutions sex workers want.
At 7pm, Aug 7th a panel will discuss the barriers migrant sex workers face to accessing accommodation and what solutions sex workers want.
This week we gave our Sex Worker Awareness Training to the Amach LGBT centre in Galway. If anyone is interested in getting our training while we’re still open, email outreach@swai.eu asap.
July 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This week we gave our Sex Worker Awareness Training to the Amach LGBT centre in Galway. If anyone is interested in getting our training while we’re still open, email outreach@swai.eu asap.
The Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is in immediate danger of closing due to lack of funding.
SWAI is running on fumes at the moment. Thanks to your support and the generous donors to our crowdfund, we have been able to continue operating until now.
SWAI is running on fumes at the moment. Thanks to your support and the generous donors to our crowdfund, we have been able to continue operating until now.
July 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is in immediate danger of closing due to lack of funding.
SWAI is running on fumes at the moment. Thanks to your support and the generous donors to our crowdfund, we have been able to continue operating until now.
SWAI is running on fumes at the moment. Thanks to your support and the generous donors to our crowdfund, we have been able to continue operating until now.
Housing is a sex work issue. Many outdoor workers, considered to be some of the most vulnerable sex workers, are homeless. Our laws mean that sex workers can be evicted & some sex workers have been evicted after Gardaí report them to their landlords.
Join CATU 5th July, 1pm
Garden of Remembrance
Join CATU 5th July, 1pm
Garden of Remembrance
June 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Housing is a sex work issue. Many outdoor workers, considered to be some of the most vulnerable sex workers, are homeless. Our laws mean that sex workers can be evicted & some sex workers have been evicted after Gardaí report them to their landlords.
Join CATU 5th July, 1pm
Garden of Remembrance
Join CATU 5th July, 1pm
Garden of Remembrance
Last night, we attended the Women's 24-hour Vigil outside the Dáil. We joined Galway legend Margaretta D'Arcy, Raging Grannies, Red Umbrella Éireann, Street Workers Collective of Ireland, and Global Women's Strike.
Ireland needs to invest in care, not in military spending!
Ireland needs to invest in care, not in military spending!
June 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Last night, we attended the Women's 24-hour Vigil outside the Dáil. We joined Galway legend Margaretta D'Arcy, Raging Grannies, Red Umbrella Éireann, Street Workers Collective of Ireland, and Global Women's Strike.
Ireland needs to invest in care, not in military spending!
Ireland needs to invest in care, not in military spending!
Today is International Whore's Day. 50 years ago today, sx workers in Lyon, France, occupied a church to protest their criminalisation. This act kicked off the modern sx workers' rights movement in Europe and the UK.
June 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today is International Whore's Day. 50 years ago today, sx workers in Lyon, France, occupied a church to protest their criminalisation. This act kicked off the modern sx workers' rights movement in Europe and the UK.