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'Every day a dozen principals call us about the harm of social media on schoolchildren'

Teachers warn social media bullying is relentless, with children unable to escape harassment online even after the school day ends

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

University of Galway to conduct survey about online abuse of female academics

University of Galway to conduct survey about online abuse of female academics

It comes against a background of increasing gender-based online abuse of women in politics and journalism

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

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Elon Musk’s X refused a stay by High Court on Coimisiun na Meán investigation

The case centres on complaints received by the media watchdog from users of the social media platform

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

Mother Photographing Her Son

Colman Noctor: Should I ask my three-year-old for their consent to post a picture of them online?

In 2018 the digital age of consent in Ireland was agreed to be set at 16 years of age - this was the age at which children were deemed capable of sharing their data with online organisations and companies.

Tue, 20 Jul, 2021

First Facebook Oversight Board members confirmed

Facebook launches campaign to drive out hate speech

Users can now click the three dots next to a post that they would like to report as hate speech

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021