The charges came following an 18-month long investigation conducted by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau’s Cyber Investigations Unit. A 36-year-old-male has appeared before Dublin District Court on Wednesday in relation to an alleged seven year-long campaign of online harassment against a number of women. The charges were preferred following an intensive 18-month long investigation conducted […]

7 years ago

The Bill will attempt to broaden what constitutes harassment to encompass all modes of communication. Ireland needs to regulate and tackle online harassment, cyber-bullying and so-called ‘revenge porn’, Labour leader Brendan Howlin says. With the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017, the Labour Party will attempt to update the existing Irish laws on harassment […]

8 years ago

A must watch if you’ve ever bullied someone, or been bullied, online. Ahead of Safer Internet Day 2016 on Tuesday, 13-year-old Luke Culhane has made this video about the effects of cyber-bullying. The clip is entitled #CreateNoHate, and Luke – a pupil in Castletroy College in Limerick – explained his reasons behind making it. “I have […]

11 years ago