Event: Safer Internet Day

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>'Our main concern is around unsupervised access — in places like bedrooms, with doors shut. This can leave them vulnerable.'</p>

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One in five children see something online they 'wouldn’t want their parents to know about'

Survey of 1,600 children finds almost a third say they can 'go online whenever they want'.

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Garda concern over vigilante groups targeting alleged online paedophiles

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150,000 child abuse images seized in four of 31 homes raided

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Time spent online by children the top internet safety concern for parents

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Facial recognition software used to target girls

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28% of kids engage with strangers online

MAKING CENTS: Know the scams and be wary of tempting online offers

Alarm bells should always ring if you are contacted out of the blue, writes Gráinne McGuinness.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2017

Make parents liable for cyberbullying, says expert

Parents should be held liable for their children’s behaviour online, the director of an anti-bullying research centre has said.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

What to watch on TV this week

Neven Maguire is in Co Cork with Valerie and Alan Kingston of Glenilen, and also pays a visit to Hayfield Manor.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2017

A Limerick teen is standing up to cyber bullies with this powerful video

13-year-old Limerick filmmaker/vlogger Luke Culhane has created a new video highlighting the need to #CreatNoHate on social media in a stand against cyber bullying.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2016

Only 20% of parents' monitor childrens' web use

Less than one fifth of Irish parents supervise their children’s social media activity, according to research that highlights the digital divide between generations.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

70% of calls to Childline last year were answered

Seven out of 10 calls made to Childline last year were answered and by someone trained to listen and understand young people, it has emerged.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

Online and in the shops

Safety online: To mark Safer Internet Day, Trend Micro is hosting an Internet Safety Ambassador programme, for parents, schools and community groups, at its EMEA headquarters in Bishopstown, Cork.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Online hub aims to make internet a safer realm

Ireland’s youth information website has partnered with social network Twitter to launch an online safety hub to make it easier for young people to deal with internet abuse.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015

Internet safety: My Selfie teaching students to be app happy

Viber, Snapchat, and Instagram are the most common apps used by sixth-class boys and girls at Kilbrittain National School to stay in touch after class and at weekends.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2015

What’s your story? Young people encouraged to take part in internet safety competition

February 10th marks Safer Internet Day, a day dedicated to improving awareness and improving online safety for children and families.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

Internet safety - The apps parents need to know about

Protecting children online is now more difficult than ever due to the rise in popularity of photo-sharing apps, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

Sat, 07 Feb, 2015

#UP2US to stop cyberbullying, say students

Material to help get teenagers to teach themselves and their friends how to deal with cyberbullying is on its way to second-level schools.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2014

Finding a safety 'net' for our kids on Safer Internet Day

GIVEN the death last week of teenager Jonathan Byrne while ‘playing’ the drinking game Neknomination, today’s Safer Internet Day is timely.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2014

Smartphones main method of internet access among children

Smartphones are the go-to device for children accessing the internet - and 9 to 16 year olds mostly use them at home.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Quarter of children bullied in past year

The extent of cyberbullying is felt more by Irish children than others in Europe, with almost one in four here having been bullied either online or offline in the past year.

Tue, 05 Feb, 2013

Safety campaign aims to ‘wipe out’ online bullying

The Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan, has launched a new campaign to “wipe out” online bullying of young people.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2012

Children feel they use web ‘too much’

MORE Irish children consider they spend too much time on the internet than their European counterparts.

Tue, 08 Feb, 2011

Mobile phone firms sign child safeguards deal

More than a dozen mobile phone companies today signed a deal to step up safeguards protecting children using mobiles.

Tue, 06 Feb, 2007