The claim
The number of sex workers in Ireland has increased by 80% since the ban in Northern Ireland.
Rating
While data on sex workers in Ireland is extremely lacking, the figures that are available and most commonly employed by experts do not support this claim. There is no official data documenting the movement of sex workers south across the border, but whatever the scale, an 80% impact in Ireland is unlikely.
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