A call for a “national conversation on porn” resulted in an irrational debate fuelled by sensationalist and negative media coverage. The claim is made in a new study on current attitudes and media commentary around pornography.

Men who first encounter pornography at either an early or late age end up being bad news for women - but in different ways, researchers have found.

The high volume of investigations into suspected possession of child porn has caused a backlog of up to four years in the Garda office responsible for forensically examining computers.

The American national charged on pornography charges has appeared before the Dublin District Court.

A man is to appear in Court later today facing charges under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act.