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19th August 2016
11:20am BST

The research also revealed that just over one in five Irish people (22%) spend between one and three hours a day on social media.
When those figures are broken down, the survey found that women tend to spend more time on social media than men (one in four spend between one and three hours a day on social media) and that women (over 50%) are also likely to be more panicked when without their phone than men (one in three).
Interestingly, just under one in three people (30%) surveyed have cracked the screen of their smartphone, while a similar number (29%) have either lost their phone or dropped it down the toilet.
If the latter happened to you, take solace in the fact that you're not the only one to suffer the ultimate humiliation.

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