Gardaí must be trained in how to identify and record sex for rent offers while such offers should also be covered in the domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence strategy, according to a new coalition. New law 'long overdue'In welcoming the bill, the coalition said the legislation is a “significant and long-overdue step” towards banning sex-for-rent practices. It will apply to online and text messages offering sex-for-rent arrangements, as well as advertisements on newspapers, radio and television, or displayed notices. But the coalition warns that more action is needed to eliminate sex for rent offers. The legislation follows an investigation in the Irish Examiner which found a number of online accommodation advertisements for sex-for-rent arrangements in December 2021.

Source: Irish Examiner February 09, 2026 16:06 UTC