The strength of people power is to be harnessed to help identify and block subtle cyberbullying that can currently get through online filters.

The father of Ciara Pugsley, a schoolgirl who died by suicide after a campaign of online bullying, has warned lives will continue to be lost unless steps are taken to tackle the problem.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has been urged to instruct all secondary schools to implement an effective and free anti-bullying programme.

The parents of a 10-year-old boy bullied out of a Meath school over his South African accent have been “overwhelmed” by the public’s response to their plight.

THE father of teenager Phoebe Prince who died by suicide in January 2010 has urged Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to back plans for an anti-bullying programme in all schools from next year.