Ciara’s dad warns against further cyber-bully deaths

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.

Speaking after a meeting with TDs and senators at Leinster House, Jonathan Pugsley said that he felt some sympathy for the alleged bullies in the recent case of Erin Gallagher, as well as her family, after she too took her life following online abuse.