Children's low activity levels are a pandemic — but what are we doing about it?

More children walking or cycling to school could put a significant dent in a target that was once the norm for almost every child in Ireland.

The pandemic of sedentary and online behaviour continues unabated among children and adolescents across Ireland.

Two separate research reports published this month show ongoing worrying trends among primary and secondary school children in relation to time spent online and not enough time moving.