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Fine Gael party think-in
Meta removes AI deepfake scam video of Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys
Meta has removed a fraudulent AI deepfake of Heather Humphreys promoting an investment scheme, as banks warn of rising election scams

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Clare man accused of posting intimate images of 15-year-old girl on Snapchat
Clare man accused of posting intimate images of 15-year-old girl on Snapchat
In the Coco’s Law prosecution, court heard the man put online a collage of four intimate images of the girl on November 15, 2022

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Illegal weight-loss drugs among 400,000 units impounded by HPRA in six months
Illegal weight-loss drugs among 400,000 units impounded by HPRA in six months
Health Products Regulatory Authority warns that black market drugs — many of which are promoted with false claims on social media — can damage people's health

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Technology Stock - Social Media
Unregulated social media is like the 'Wild West' – migration minister
Colm Brophy says Ireland must reconsider how social media works in light of unregulated dissemination of disinformation and violent content

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Garda probe underway as Simon Harris says threat against his children is 'cowardice'
Garda probe underway as Simon Harris says threat against his children is 'cowardice'
During previous incidents, masked men gathered outside his property and a bomb threat was directed at his house.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

Mary Robinson
Watch: Mary Robinson speaks out against Israel's aid embargo on visit to Gaza crossing point
Wheelchairs, crutches, and children's books among items blocked by Israel according to former Irish president who spoke passionately at the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025

Clare man admits stalking after falsely branding two men as paedophiles on Facebook
Clare man admits stalking after falsely branding two men as paedophiles on Facebook
Facebook post falsely identified two men as ‘sick paedos’, offered a €1,000 reward, and stated that 'cable ties and baseball bats are at hand'

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Elon Musk's Twitter takeover caused 'uncertainty and fear' among staff, Labour Court hears
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover caused 'uncertainty and fear' among staff, Labour Court hears
Labour Court is hearing an appeal by Twitter International against a record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to Dublin executive

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

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Social media giant X fails in court challenge against Irish media regulator over Online Safety Code
X wanted the court to quash CoimisiĂșn na MeĂĄn's decision from last October to adopt certain sections of the Online Safety Code, which applies binding rules to video-sharing platforms headquartered in Ireland

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Elaine Loughlin: Trump's ICE attacks on free speech do not stop at US borders
Elaine Loughlin: Trump's ICE attacks on free speech do not stop at US borders
Trump’s administration is using visa policy as a political weapon — and Irish students may be the next casualties

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

Limerick mayoral election
Social media: Irish and French ministers press for Europe-wide age rule to protect children
Ireland's media minister Patrick O'Donovan and French digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz have called on the European Commission to enforce age verification 

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Garda sting catches fraudster selling fake driving licences for €680
Garda sting catches fraudster selling fake driving licences for €680
A garda pretending to be interested in buying one of the fakes was offered a bogus licence via Whatsapp

Wed, 23 Apr, 2025

'It’s gone too far now': Irish influencer Annalivia Hynds pleads with fans to respect her privacy
'It’s gone too far now': Irish influencer Annalivia Hynds pleads with fans to respect her privacy
The beauty and lifestyle creator and her fiancĂ©, Ruari McGivern, posted a video to social media platforms, revealing that a video had been shared online showing the “whole layout” of their estate

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Cork Tiktok star: ‘I felt worthless in care but rap saved my life’
Cork Tiktok star: ‘I felt worthless in care but rap saved my life’
Aaron Murphy — aka Rebel — is a teenager who raps about life in care and has clocked up hundreds of thousands of views online

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: How social media shaped my generation
Diary of a Gen Z Student: How social media shaped my generation
I feel like my adolescence was sacrificed to my phone: friendships were confined to Snapchat. If something wasn’t posted to Instagram, it didn’t really count

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

TikTok job cuts
TikTok may cut up to 300 jobs in Ireland
The Chinese-owned social media video-sharing giant has informed the Government of its plan to cut jobs 

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Apple Cider Vinegar: How social media gave rise to 'wellness influencer' fraud Belle Gibson
Apple Cider Vinegar: How social media gave rise to 'wellness influencer' fraud Belle Gibson
Belle Gibson's posts about her battle with cancer touched the lives of millions. But she never had cancer and her whole 'alternative medicine' narrative was the basis of a massive scam

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Doctor watering brain tree vecor illustration
Four key chemicals that govern your life — and expert tips on how to optimise them
From exercise to social connections and healthy food, understanding the role dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins play in our bodies can help you boost their positive effects

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Online porn is driving violence in sex assaults, Drew Harris tells Policing Authority
Online porn is driving violence in sex assaults, Drew Harris tells Policing Authority
Garda Commissioner said 'very violent pornography' is contributing to the normalisation of violence against women

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

'It didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with politicians dividing the people, us vs them...’ 
'It didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with politicians dividing the people, us vs them...’ 
Recent events make it imperative for us to remember the Holocaust — and to protect democracy so we can truly say 'never again' 

Sun, 26 Jan, 2025

Meta layoffs expected
Meta challenges €91m Data Protection Commission fine
Facebook and Instagram owner wants the High Court to overturn the 'wholly disproportionate' fine imposed for improperly storing user passwords.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Young boy sitting outside holding a mobile or cellular smart phone. Connectivity, internet, millenial, screen time concepts.
Growing number of parents seek help over their children viewing porn
Parentline reports that calls to the service relating to children's social media use jumped tenfold in 2024

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Snapchat
Warning that students 'have access to AI in their back pockets'
Expert says Leaving Cert reform must be paused to allow authorities to consider the implications of artificial intelligence

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Gardaí say false sex assault claim and disinformation on social media ‘spread fear of foreigners’
Gardaí say false sex assault claim and disinformation on social media ‘spread fear of foreigners’
'A campaign of misinformation, disinformation and fake news circulated not just in the local area, but nationally and internationally on social media'

Sat, 04 Jan, 2025

Man spying his girlfriend mobile phone.
Dear Dáithí: My girlfriend follows muscular lads — I'm not muscular, and am now feeling insecure
The main thing to remember here is that nobody has done anything wrong: all that has happened is that your insecurities in your head have overtaken reality in real life

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Social media app icons displayed on Apple iPhone
'I'll still use it' vows youth, as Australia's under-16 social media ban sparks anger and relief
Countries including France and some US states have passed laws to restrict access for minors without a parent's permission, but the Australian ban is absolute

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Social media companies 'can't operate like the Wild West', Taoiseach says
Social media companies 'can't operate like the Wild West', Taoiseach says
Simon Harris was speaking ahead of meeting with regulators and gardaĂ­ over online safety

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

Cork Superintendent warns people not to heed social media efforts to stir up protest
Cork Superintendent warns people not to heed social media efforts to stir up protest
Having taken command in Mallow less than 12 months ago, Superintendent Gary McPolin tells Liz Dunphy that key aspects of policing do not differ much between north Cork and Dublin’s inner city

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Irish police
GardaĂ­ 'conscious of fake news in circulation' following public order incident in Dublin
Everyone involved in the incident were school students, all of whom are Irish nationals, a Garda spokesperson said

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

Technology Stock - Social Media
Irish Examiner view: Bringing social media firms to heel
These companies are happy to profit from users whose posts seek to undermine the rule of law in the State. They cannot complain when they are heavily fined by State regulators upholding that rule of law

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

Everyone taking photos
Richard Collins: Are we in danger of 'liking' nature to death?
Excessive nature tourism is causing wildlife disturbances

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

General Election campaign 2024
Most people have no plan for digital assets upon death, Which? warns
Some online firms require a court order to access personal files, while others require proof of death and that someone else is the deceased’s lawful representative

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

Hamburgers on an Outdoor Grill
Social media diet urging excess meat eating a 'ticking timebomb' for the body
Nutritionist warn of health dangers of the diet, which promotes eating meat and brands fruit and vegetables as 'toxic'

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

Technology Stock - Social Media
TDs and ministers targeted for intimidation after far-right agitators leak home addresses
Garda chief Drew Harris has told Justice Minister Helen McEntee that the threat of an attack by a far-right extremist is now considered substantial

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Flipping Wooden cube block for change fake to fact , news and social media concept.
Online misinformation: Are governments doing enough to hold social media giants accountable?
Cianan Brennan compares Ireland’s and Britain’s responses to the posting of misinformation and to related social unrest and asks whether social media platforms are fulfilling their responsibilities

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Woman looking at houses and flats in the window of an estate agent in London, UK
Gardaí issue rental fraud warning as people scammed for as much as €3,700
Students in particular are being warned about accommodation fraud as such scams spike each year in the period when third-level colleges prepare to reopen

Fri, 09 Aug, 2024

AI safety summit
Elon Musk's X agrees to refrain from using some EU users' data to train its AI chatbot
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is seeking a High Court order to restrict Twitter/X from using EU citizens' data under GDPR

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Kellie Harrington celebrates on the podium with her gold medal 6/8/2024
Irish Examiner view: Harrington's win caps an exceptional week for Irish sport
At one point, Ireland was positioned above some notable sporting superpowers in the medals table, including the likes of Sweden, Spain, and Brazil — an incredible achievement for such a small country

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Anti-Islamic protest - Belfast
S Fergus Finlay: We should shut down social media platforms that help to spread hate
Far-right agitators stir up hate on social media such as Twitter/X. Governments should instruct internet service providers to shut them off until there is an independent audit of their algorithms

Tue, 06 Aug, 2024

BRITAIN Riot 3
Helen McEntee bids to ban balaclavas and other masks 'designed to intimidate'
Justice Minister is consulting with Attorney General Rossa Fanning and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris about how such a law would work

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Progress of Defamation Bill falls short of gold standard
Irish Examiner view: Progress of Defamation Bill falls short of gold standard
There is now doubt over whether the long-awaited and much-needed legislation will make it over the finishing line before a general election is called

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Social media will play major role in US presidential election
Irish Examiner view: Social media will play major role in US presidential election
Voters aged under 30 are one of the key groups that US vice president Kamala Harris will need to woo between now and November

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

General Stock - Newspapers
'Good day for journalism and press freedom' as Government pledges to overhaul defamation law
Government's new Defamation Bill will protect against frivolous 'Slapp' cases and put an end to juries awarding damages to successful litigants

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Google offices in King's Cross, London
Digital ads help drive up revenue of Google-owner Alphabet
Alphabet beat second-quarter revenue estimates due to digital ad sales and demand for its cloud computing services

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

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