The final days of tragic Donegal teenager Erin Gallagher are to be revealed after a date was set for the inquest into her sudden death.

A Garda investigation is underway after members of an underage basketball team were racially abused online.

As school league tables show top performing schools place a big emphasis on career guidance. Ellie O’Byrne has been looking at how parents can help children find their passion

Worldwide experts will draft an action plan to address cyberbullying over a two-day event in Ireland, thanks to the efforts of a US lawyer.

Controversial website Ask.fm has appointed an international team of safety advisers, including an Irish expert, in its latest bid to rescue the social media company’s reputation.

Site with 180m users employs just ‘dozens’ of moderators

The CEO of Ask.com says it's not only up to them to eradicate bullying.

The CEO of the company behind ask.fm says "anonymity with responsibility" is a key principle for them.

Social media ombudsman urged as controversial Ask.fm moves here

A government minister has said he was "concerned" at the relocation to Ireland of the headquarters of a website linked to the death of two teenagers here in 2012.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan has said he is "concerned" over plans by social networking site Ask.fm to move to Ireland.

The website linked to the suicides of two Irish schoolgirls in 2012 is moving its headquarters from Latvia to Ireland.

The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in relation to child sex abuse survivor Louise O’Keeffe "raised the bar" for all child protection obligations placed on schools, a conference on cyberbullying heard yesterday.

Tackling the modern-day scourge of cyberbullying should be part of the school curriculum and more funding is needed to combat growing levels of online aggression, teachers have warned.

A radical overhaul of legislation around cyberbullying is needed as it is spiralling out of control, according to a leading law expert.

An American firm has bought the popular question-and-answer site, Ask.fm

A parents’ representative group has warned Facebook it could be making a “big mistake” in reversing a ban on graphic content on the site, including beheading videos.

Social media companies such as Facebook, Ask.fm, and Twitter could face fines of up to €2bn if they fail to adhere to proposed EU rules on tackling cyberbullying.

A teenage model who was subjected to vicious cyberbullying after winning a local beauty title has urged other victims of online bullying not to suffer in silence.

The lack of thought with which photos were taken and shared is a cause for concern, says Claire O’Sullivan.

Controversial social networking website ask.fm has forwarded information to gardaí investigating the death of Erin Gallagher, the young girl who took her own life after being bullied on the site.

The website linked to the suicides of two Irish schoolgirls last year and a 14-year-old girl in Britain earlier this month has finally introduced new safety measures in a bid to tackle cyberbullying.

The father of a 14-year-old girl who ended her life after enduring months of online bullying had told his daughter to stop using a controversial website in the run-up to her death.

Anything that will protect vulnerable, emotionally brittle young people from the worst excesses of bullying on social media or elsewhere is to be welcomed.

Controversial question-and-answer website Ask.fm has announced it will be implementing a number of changes to improve safety.

Police in the UK are investigating claims that a teenage boy killed himself after being targeted by online blackmailers, it has been reported.

Controversial social media website ask.fm has said it will carry out a full and independent audit of the site and its safety features, following widespread criticism of its response to cyberbullying.

We all have a part to play in ensuring our young people are safe online, says Paul Gilligan

The website ask.fm said it has asked a law firm to review whether it is doing enough to deal with online bullying.

The founders of the website linked to the suicide of British teenager Hannah Smith, as well as two Irish girls, said they could reveal the names of anonymous bullies to the police.

The founders of controversial social networking site Ask.fm have rather hastily changed their public approach to cyberbullying after a major backlash has seen advertisers withdraw from the site.

Pressure is growing on one of the web’s most controversial social networking sites as a raft of major brands have pulled adverts — because of its lacklustre response tocyberbullying.

The website linked to the suicide of British teenager Hannah Smith, as well as two Irish girls, is facing a backlash after several major companies decided to withdraw advertising from the site.

The father of cyberbullying victim Ciara Pugsley has warned that a boycott by advertisers is the only way that social networking sites will take bullying seriously.

A father whose daughter took her own life after cyberbullying has pleaded for legislation to tackle the problem to no avail. We need to hit these sites where it hurts, he tells Claire O’Sullivan.

There has been renewed calls for the ban of website ask.fm - after the suicide of an English schoolgirl is being blamed on the site.

The mother of two Irish teenagers who took their own lives has said the death of English girl Hannah Smith has forced her to relive the deaths of her two girls.

A website at the centre of a “cyberbullying” tragedy has described the death of a teenage girl as a “true tragedy” and vowed to work with police investigating the incident.

The father of a teenage girl who killed herself after being bullied online has called on the British Prime Minister to look at social networking websites where users can be anonymous to try to prevent another tragedy.

A website linked to cyberbullying and teen suicides is now one of the world’s most popular social networks after its newly released app became a huge hit.

A social media website linked to cyberbullying and teen suicides has hired spin doctors to repair its reputation following a series of public relations disasters.

The mother of suicide victims Erin and Shannon Gallagher has said but for internet sites such as Ask.fm, her daughters would still be alive.

A social networking site linked to the suicides of two teenagers now has more than three times the number of users it had prior to the tragic deaths.