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<p>Like all trolls, Musk sets out to offend and to upset, purely to get the world’s attention. Picture: Yui Mok/PA</p>

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Elon Musk is the king of trolls — it's time to stop feeding him

There are no good defences of the new Twitter owner’s vile bullying, which forms an integral part of his empire

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Lisa Jordan: I’m afraid of death, it’s something that seemed to follow me my whole life

'From a young age I was attending funerals and with the death of my brother and father at such young ages… that fear has really been cemented'

Caroline-O'Donoghue

Caroline O'Donoghue: It boggles my mind now, to think about the stuff that was advertised to us but that we didn’t have

Suzanne Harrington

Suzanne Harrington: Sorry trolls, I'll keep calling out misogyny until it becomes unacceptable

Brian Stanley controversial tweet

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Sinn Féin's online guidelines warn members on avoiding 'trolls'

Michael Healy Rae hits out at 'bitter and twisted' online trolls targeting ill Brian Cowen

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Michael Healy Rae hits out at 'bitter and twisted' online trolls targeting ill Brian Cowen

Star Wars star Mark Hamill tells Twitter trolls to #GetALifeNerds

Star Wars star Mark Hamill tells Twitter trolls to #GetALifeNerds

The acting veteran comes to the defence of a fellow co-star

Thu, 07 Jun, 2018

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Waging war on sporting trolls

“Shame Ruby Walsh did not break both legs.”

Tue, 21 Nov, 2017

Jockey leaves cyberbullies behind in the chasing pack

Jockey leaves cyberbullies behind in the chasing pack

Jockey Aubrey McMahon beat the cyberbullies by winning the biggest horse race of his life on the opening day of the Galway festival.

Thu, 03 Aug, 2017

It’s a shame we squeeze the empathy from our children

It’s a shame we squeeze the empathy from our children

How do children with such an inherent concern for equity turn into internet trolls, asks Terry Prone

Mon, 01 May, 2017

Gardaí being harassed on social media

Gardaí being harassed on social media

Mid-ranking gardaí are being harassed by online trolls who are circulating images of their family home, their partners, and even their children on social media, writes Cormac O'Keeffe.

Tue, 11 Apr, 2017

Ruby Walsh was making a point about 'horrible' Twitter when he took on troll for viral ad

Ruby Walsh was making a point about 'horrible' Twitter when he took on troll for viral ad

"It bothers me as a parent how horrible and abusive people can be on social media "

Mon, 13 Mar, 2017

Five logical fallacies that will help you in any online argument

Five logical fallacies that will help you in any online argument

Ever get the feeling that person with whom you disagree (ie, they are the one who’s wrong) is talking absolute hen-dung but you can’t pinpoint it, asks Colm O’Regan.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

So, you want to delete your online presence?

So, you want to delete your online presence?

How delete your online self, even the accounts you've forgotten about.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2016

When did trolling become so readily acceptable? And why do we continue to allow it to happen?

When did trolling become so readily acceptable? And why do we continue to allow it to happen?

I imagine that these trolls are waiting for me to make a mistake, to say or do something stupid that they can use to humiliate me with.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

IT worker hits back at trolls after online abuse

IT worker hits back at trolls after online abuse

An IT firm employee targeted by online trolls because of her appearance has hit back at her critics in a video message saying she will not let abusers bully her.

Sat, 20 Aug, 2016

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