Are you travelling to Cork and wondering what kind of legal sex services you can access?
Fortunately, the sex scene in Cork is a big one. The southernmost county of Ireland is also the largest and, outside of Dublin, has the most adult entertainment options.
Our Cork Sex Guide gives you a couple of options to explore.
Sex In Cork
Though Ireland is only 302 miles North to South and 174 miles East to West, the rolling landscape, country roads, and lack of extensive rail network means that a distance of 40 or 50 miles can take well over an hour or two to cover by car.
We’ve decided to break down the sex scenes for the main cities of Ireland.
Prostitution in Cork
Since March 2017, paying for sexual services in Ireland has become fully criminalised, with the onus being on the customer and not the prostitute. Though prostitution was legal before this date, the updated legislation effectively removes any implication of wrongdoing from sex workers themselves.
Following the Swedish model, Ireland joins only a handful of countries that are adopting these laws in a bid to prevent trafficking and those sex workers who are vulnerable.
While most sex work in Cork has moved online or to escort agencies, street prostitution still exists in certain areas, like Union Quay or Copley Street.
These locations are known for low-cost accommodations, nightlife, and transient populations, making them hotspots for street-based sex work.
Escort Services in Cork
As we all know, escort services are a simple and fully legal transaction of paying a courtesan for her time. An escort will usually spend that time with you on a date to accompany you to dinner, events or other social meetings. If, during your date, you end up having sex, then this is not considered (legally) as part of a paid service.
Cork is reasonably well serviced by escorts, and many independent directories cover it.
However, due to the legal grey area, we cannot list any known escort agencies, directories or websites on this page.
Rates & Availability
- A half-hour session typically costs €80-140, while an hour averages €200.
- Most escorts are 18-35 years old.
- Male escorts are far less common than female providers.
Sex Workers in Cork
Cork’s sex industry is surprisingly diverse, with escorts from South America, Eastern Europe, and Africa. While there are some local Irish providers, the majority are foreign nationals. The rising cost of living has also fueled rumors that some foreign students are turning to sex work to cover expenses.
At any given time, around 100 escorts, including a small number of ladyboys, are available across Cork city and surrounding towns. Though smaller than Dublin’s market, Cork still offers a range of decently priced sex services.
Cork Strip Clubs
The Great Escape
31/32 Leitrim Street, Cork
Tel: +353 21 450 1062
A reasonably large venue with pole dancing, table dancing and lap dancing available, the Great Escape gentleman’s club is the original Cork strip club.
Opening over ten years ago, the club has a good reputation for value, discretion and overall atmosphere. You can get a private dance for about €45. The dancers come from all corners of the earth and start scantily clad before completing exotic routines on rotation, with other performers touting for up close and personal dances.
The club is open seven days a week from 8.00pm to 2.00am. Admission is free before 11pm or €10 after.
Secrets
15 Leitrim St, Shandon, Cork
Tel: +353 86 813 6000
Voted Ireland’s No 1 gentleman’s club for stag parties, Secrets is a popular lap dance venue in Cork.
The venue is open seven nights a week from 8 p.m. until late. Most nights, the action is wound up by about 2 a.m., but expect the unexpected. The club offers a free airport pick-up service for visitors keen to get straight off the plane and sample some Irish hospitality.
You can book a VIP/Champagne room for private dances and enjoy the free bar that comes with this service and some highly entertaining personal performances from the dancers.
The club also operates a casino on the premises in an attempt to appeal to a broader range of clients.
Secrets has a laidback and friendly appeal that does not compete with the bright lights of any big red-light district club you’ve experienced (or dreamed of). That said, Secrets does have a good local reputation and is not that expensive.
Erotic Massage in Cork
Check the classified directories and you will find several erotic masseuses with services available in Cork.
These range from exotic body rubs, to full tantra sessions.
There are a couple of independent erotic masseuses with a web presence, however once again we cannot list them on this site as they are rather… explicit… in nature.
Dogging and Swinging
The adult swinging scene (dogging in particular) is popular in Ireland and there are plenty of community forums available online where you can find clubs and hot spots.
Swing4Ireland
https://www.swing4ireland.com/cork-swingers.html
This countrywide site for the Irish swinging community is free to join (though subscribers get more access to media files and more contact options). The swinging community in Cork is pretty well represented and offers plenty of options for hooking up.
The dogging forum is also a great resource if you just fancy turning up to watch or take part. Locations are added all the time and, if you have a favourite that isn’t on the site, you can add your own.
Swinger Nation
In the same vein as Swing4Ireland, Swinger Nation has a map of popular dogging venues around Cork.
Also free to join, the site offers swingers across Ireland the chance to connect and meet up with like-minded adventurous adults.
