Almost 20% of Irish kids are using AI for schoolwork as online safety concerns grow
New research highlights how Irish children are using AI while facing growing online risks. Irish kids are increasingly turning to AI for help with their schoolwork, while a new survey has also revealed some worrying trends around what young people are encountering online. The latest EU Kids Online research surveyed more than 28,000 children aged between 10 and 16 […]
1 month ago
Everything the government has blamed in the aftermath of the M9 crash
The country was left reeling after the deaths of five teenagers and the serious injury of three women and a child after a horrific crash on the M9 in Kildare in August. The five boys were driving the wrong way down the motorway when they hit the family on their way to the airport for […]
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Children as young as 8 exposed to explicit content online
A survey found that one in four children had experienced negativity online. Children as young as 8-years-old are being exposed to harmful and inappropriate content online, including sexual material, nudity and violent threats, according to new research. A survey of more than 6,000 children by CyberSafeKids found that one in four had experienced something negative […]
1 month ago
Peter Burke: Slow social media moderation is ‘endangering’ Irish society
Why social media moderation is under the spotlight Social media companies are “endangering” society by failing to take down content showing dangerous and illegal activity, the Minister for Enterprise has said. Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week on Sunday, Peter Burke said slow social media moderation by the major platforms was “not good enough”, and warned […]
1 month ago
Full list of social media apps UK expected to restrict for under 16s as Ireland weighs up similar ban
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris both praised Starmer’s decision on Monday. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a social media ban for under-16s in the UK, which comes as the Irish government are reported to be considering a similar move. Only in December last year, Australia decided to introduce a similar ban while Denmark […]
4 months ago
Irish town unites to create smartphone free childhood
Parents in Greystones have banned the use of smartphones for primary school children. The parents of Greystones came together in 2023 to collectively ban the use of smartphones for children until they reach secondary school. Children in the Wicklow town will be kept without smartphones for as long as possible, in an attempt to give […]
5 months ago