This day last week the sports-mad student Jonny Byrne was at home with his family in Carlow.

The aftermath of tragedy has brought a torrent of ill-informed rhetoric about ‘neknomination’, says Peter O’Dwyer

A High Court judge has warned of a “tsunami” of homicide and rape prosecutions if internet drinking contests continue.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has delivered a stark warning to young people engaged in the social media craze of neknomination — “Give it up… it’s not a game. It could end your life.”