Some 7-8 year-olds spending 21 hours a week on 'screens'; one fifth are overweight

Some Irish children as young as 7 are spending 21 hours a week on phones, laptops or watching TV.

Some 7-8 year-olds spending 21 hours a week on 'screens'; one fifth are overweight

Some Irish children as young as 7 are spending 21 hours a week on phones, laptops or watching TV.

While a fifth of 7 and 8 year olds are either overweight or obese.

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