Ireland has 'relatively high' acceptance of slapping children despite ban

Irish people would be more reluctant than people in some other countries to report a case of a child being slapped to the authorities.

Ireland still has a "relatively high" acceptance of corporal punishment compared to some of our European counterparts, and Irish people would be more reluctant than people in some other countries to report a case of a child being slapped to the authorities.

A research study, taking data from five European countries, including Ireland, looks at the varying degrees of acceptance of corporal punishment, against when bans on slapping children were introduced and other factors.