New law could see online abuse punished with seven years in prison

Jackie Fox, whose daughter Nicole Fox Fenlon, took her own life following a period of sustained online abuse in 2018. A #letsbringincocoslaw petition calling on TDs to pass legislation around online abuse was presented to Labour TD, Brendan Howlin this afternoon at Leinster House. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

A petition calling on TDs to introduce a law which would make online abuse a criminal offence has been handed into the Dáil this afternoon.

The 'Coco's law' petition aims to address the issues of online abuse, cyberbullying and revenge porn.