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How common is ‘sex for rent’?

International students are being offered rent-free accommodation in exchange for sex and bed-shar...

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13.20 19 Feb 2025


How common is ‘sex for rent’?


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13.20 19 Feb 2025


International students are being offered rent-free accommodation in exchange for sex and bed-shares with strangers.

One in seven people have been offered rentals where they share a room – and sleep in the same bed – with people they do not know. One in 20 have been offered sex-for-rent arrangements.

That’s according to a new report from the Irish Council for International students…

To discuss, Andrea is joined by Senator and CEO of the Irish Council for International Students, Laura Harmon as well as one student, Darling.


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