Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)
We are a platform for those interested in sex work and sexual governance scholarship within the island of Ireland.
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)*drum roll* Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026! I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)📣 Sex Work Studies and History workshop, with an opening talk from NUM CEO, Lynsey Walton! In-person and online, free to attend, full details below #RightsNotRescue
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Wonderful to be at the Dublin launch at another great book on Irish queer history - ‘Love in the Lav; A social biography of same sec desire in Ireland, 1922-1072’ by @aearls.bsky.social #irishhistory #history #irishqueerhistory is such an exciting area for scholars these days … finally! #spéirghorn
- Free to everyone to download academic books are a blessing!
- Single Mothers in Twentieth-century Ireland and Britain. Interesting looking book launch coming up👇
- It is an honour to have the brilliant activist, campaigner and academic Ailbhe Smyth launch my book on Thursday 5 February at 7pm in the Irish Film Institute #booklaunch
- A very knowledgeable academic account to follow @drcamillewaring.bsky.social if you are interested in non consensual images and wider questions
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material. You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system. It’s a feature. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Last November we held a consultation with feminist activists, scholars and anti-trafficking experts to ask whether we should be looking to alternatives to the criminal law to achieve justice for victims of trafficking. Here is what we found out: gaatw.org/resources/pu...
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)UL's Dr Leanne Calvert joins Fin Dwyer on the Irish History Podcast to discuss her research into the secret sex lives of Presbyterians in Ulster in the 18th century, which she has revealed in her book, Pious & Promiscuous: Life, Love & Family in Presbyterian Ulster. open.spotify.com/episode/6dkU...
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Happy New Year! This year our theme for International Women's Day, and our work, is Strength in Solidarity!
- Appreciation today for the late great Dr Vicky Conway who did so much of the groundwork to get this to happen. She is always loved and remembered by the many, many people she helped 💚
- This started with Vicky creating and announcing her own database to collate as much of this data as possible
- It wasn't easy work emotionally either. For many families and friends who lost loved ones in situations relating to the Garda, Vicky was the first person to care about their loss, to ask if they wanted to talk, to take down details of individual deaths. As ever she did this with so much compassion.
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Verysad to hear about the loss of Bill Abom. 💔
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Speaker Line Up! Hear some rallying calls before we set off to Reclaim public space for all accompanied by Chidambaram samba band! Gather in Writers Square from 5pm for speakers at 5:30pm Saturday 29th November 2025. #RTNBelfast #16DaysNI
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)New #CallforPapers! This issue will aim to highlight cases of intersectional, intermovement alliance and solidarity building between different marginalised and oppressed groups. See call 👉🏼 www.antitraffickingreview.org/index.php/at... Guest editors @drellac.bsky.social & @joelquirk.bsky.social
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)This year @decrimnow.bsky.social researched the reasons why sex workers in England and Wales are currently entering and remaining in the industry. Read the full report by here: decrimnow.org.uk/2025/10/30/d... #16DaysOfActivism #SexWorkIsWork
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)(1/6) Please join the Critical Trafficking and Sex Work Studies Research Cluster (at York University: www.yorku.ca/cfr/traffick...) for a candlelight vigil on December 17, 2025, from 12-12:30 PM EST in recognition of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)What a wonderful President we have. #translivesmatter #transrightsarehumanrights
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Placard Making for Reclaim the Night 27 November, 5:30 - 7:30pm PS2, Rosemary Street Drop into PS2, Rosemary Street, to make a placard for Reclaim the Night, a badge to wear your feminist politics out and about, and have a chat over pizza! Free, materials provided. #16DaysNI #16Days
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Despite huge sums spent on anti-trafficking, there are staggeringly few evaluations of interventions & growing evidence of harms caused. This new edited book with @uclpress.bsky.social is our attempt to help change that. 1/ Open access with free digital downloads: uclpress.co.uk/book/evaluat...
- Fabulous to see Irish historians of 'fallen women' doing so well @badbridgetbook.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
- Best wishes to Linda who will be very sadly missed as will SWAI 😢
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Exciting news! Filming will soon start on a Bad Bridgets film, inspired by Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick's great book. We're delighted to have both Elaine & Leanne on our USIHS Committee (for many reasons, this is just today's extra one) @badbridgetbook.bsky.social deadline.com/2025/10/dais...
- ISWRN member Caroline West's wonderful book - Wrong Women - on the history of Monto, Dublin's famous red light district is up for the @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social History Book of the Year in the An Post Irish Book Awards 💚irishbookawards.bsky.social You can vote online www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
- Pious and promiscuous, but was there sex work? Will probably have to buy or find a library to borrow from to find out! Congratulations on your book Dr Leanne Calvert @leannecalvert.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social
- Today is officially publication day of my book 🥰 Thank you to everyone who made this a reality and to those who pre-ordered a copy! She exists 😍 @ria.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social Get yours here: shop.ria.ie/products/pious #HistSex #IrishHist #HistFam #NewBook #Family
- New publication from our Board member Dr Doris Murphy Murphy, D. (2025) 'Street walking, crip talking, care imagining: Disabled sex workers in Ireland', The European Sociologist, 52. europeansociology.org/european-soc...
- A reminder that ISWRN is not a closed shop! We welcome new members, including academics, practitioners, sex workers and students. Complete the form on our website to join iswrn.org/membership/
- Important reading for academics conducting research involving sex workers 👇
- Yesterday, ESWA launched Gold Standard Guidelines for Safe and Ethical Sex Work Research in Europe ⭐ Watch the launch webinar: www.youtube.com/@sexworkeuro... Read and share the research here: www.eswalliance.org/gold_standard
- Deleted ISWRN Twitter/X today. It is no longer a place we want to be on.
- Pretty special event coming up to mark 50 years since the historic Saint-Nizier Church occupation in Lyon. Taking place in many countries across Europe but can be viewed online. Well done @eswa-network.bsky.social 👏 #sexwork #history #skystorians
- 🎉 This year's Sx Workers' Day will be nothing short of epic. With events all over Europe, we wish we could be everywhere at once - and we can! All the events will be live streamed on ESWA channels. 💌 RSVP to join, or on- or offline: www.eswalliance.org/50years
- There isn't an Irish event, which is a shame, but to be expected given where we currently are in terms of sex worker rights in Ireland. But lets join our European friends and also hope for better conditions for sex workers in Ireland one day too!
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Thank you so much @iswrn.bsky.social for sharing this. I've just listened to the lecture. Incredibly important research, stories and perspectives being shared. And so much I didn't know. I will be getting a copy of Caroline's book ASAP! Lecture available here: ucc.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
- We are very much looking forward to welcoming attendees to the Laura Lee Annual Sex Worker Human Rights Lecture with Dr Caroline West today at 5pm. Webcast link is now on the event page and will also reply to this post with it. www.eventbrite.ie/e/laura-lee-...
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Thanks to Caroline West for a great lecture on the lives of women selling sex in Dublin’s Monto at the turn of the nineteenth century. @iswrn.bsky.social
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Highly recommend this. Laura herself would have loved it.
- If you are looking for something amazing to watch this weekend, UCC has left this link up for now and you can watch back! #skystorians #sexwork #humanrights
- If you are looking for something amazing to watch this weekend, UCC has left this link up for now and you can watch back! #skystorians #sexwork #humanrights
- Webcast link for online viewing: ucc.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
- We are very much looking forward to welcoming attendees to the Laura Lee Annual Sex Worker Human Rights Lecture with Dr Caroline West today at 5pm. Webcast link is now on the event page and will also reply to this post with it. www.eventbrite.ie/e/laura-lee-...
- Webcast link for online viewing: ucc.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
- Our Board Member ☺️
- Lovely to see my friend, @drpaulryan.bsky.social being honoured with a well-deserved @sociologyireland.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Award at #sai2025 this evening.
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Join Here NI and the Body Politic for this upcoming 'The Housewife and the Heteropatriarchy - Far Right Versions of Control' event taking place on 15th May 3pm-5pm. To register email policy@hereni.org. @hereni.bsky.social
- Reminder that the brilliant bestselling author Dr Caroline West is talking tomorrow evening (Friday 9 May 5pm) about the history of sex work in Ireland at the Laura Lee Sex Worker Human Rights Lecture. Cork and online. Register at EventBrite www.eventbrite.ie/e/laura-lee-... #skystorians #spéirgorm
- If you are looking for something more like a party on Friday night and you are in Dublin, the amazing Red Umbrella Éireann, who sit on our Board, are hosting what promises to be an unforgettable night to help raise funds for their film festival later this year www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/red-umbrel...
- The Third Laura Lee Sex Worker Human Rights lecture is this Friday 9 May. It will be presented by Dr Caroline Ryan, bestselling author of Wrong Women: Selling Sex in Monto, Dublin's Forgotten Red Light District. Free entry. Come and meet us in Cork or join online! www.eventbrite.ie/e/laura-lee-...
- Are you going to the Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) conference in Cork this week? At 5pm on Friday 8 May you can attend the Laura Lee Sex Worker Human Rights Lecture www.eventbrite.ie/e/laura-lee-... #sociology #irishsociology #history #humanrights #speirgorm
- We can also confirm that 5pm on Friday 8 May is the correct time and the event will also be streamed online so go register now www.eventbrite.ie/e/laura-lee-...
- So sorry 🫣 We meant Friday 9 May 😱
- Can now confirm this event will be livestreamed online, so please register if you want to watch online as you cannot make it to Cork.
- You are warmly invited to the third Laura Lee Sex Worker Human Rights Lecture, which will be taking place at University College Cork (UCC) on Friday 9th May 2025 at 17:00. www.eventbrite.ie/e/laura-lee-... #sexwork #humanrights #skystorians #speirgorm
- This @royalhistsoc.org call for papers could include topics of policing in countries like Ireland where British imperialism has and continues to shape policing and of course histories of trafficking royalhistsoc.org/calendar/mob...
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Join us for The Body Politic Dublin event- the first in a series of three workshops which look at bodily autonomy beyond abortion! 📅 Sat 17 May ⏰ 16:00 - 18:00 📍 Naughton Institute 🎟️ buff.ly/k4xkRv7 Please share! 📢
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)Historians for Trans Rights - open letter, please sign - you don’t have to be a UK based historian to sign the letter #allyship #solidarity docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
- You are warmly invited to the third Laura Lee Sex Worker Human Rights Lecture, which will be taking place at University College Cork (UCC) on Friday 9th May 2025 at 17:00. www.eventbrite.ie/e/laura-lee-... #sexwork #humanrights #skystorians #speirgorm
- The ISWRN operates an email discussion list for its membership to enable greater collaboration between persons with a shared interest in and ethical commitment to sex work scholarship in Ireland. Join here: iswrn.org/membership/ #sexwork #ireland
- We welcome academics and non-academics. Don't be afraid to apply to join the ISWRN mailing list because you don't have a PhD! Many of our members are not academics #speirgorm
- Reposted by Irish Sex Work Research Network (ISWRN)🚨A NEW POLL released by Amnesty UK reveals that the majority of the public wants a total decriminalisation of sex work - which would make sex workers’ jobs much safer. 61% of UK adults believe it should no longer be a crime for two or more sex workers to work together. 🧵1/4
