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EXPLAINER: 9 top tips for Carlow parents to keep your kids safe online

Tuesday, February 8 is Safer Internet Day and Switcher.ie have shared some top tips to help keep children safe online. Our children have been spending more time than ever online over the past year. With the events of the last few years, using the ...

08 Feb 2022 at 12:33

World

Australian watchdog fines X over lack of transparency on tackling child abuse

Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X – the social media platform formerly known as Twitter – 610,500 Australian dollars (around £316,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content. Australia’s ...

16 Oct 2023 at 09:11

Lifestyle

2021 declared worst year for child sexual abuse online: How to talk to children about staying safe

The internet has massively helped us get through the pandemic – especially children and young people. Yet 2021 was also ‘the worst year on record for child sexual abuse online’, according to a new report by the Internet Watch Foundation ...

13 Jan 2022 at 15:14

Life

What is Twitch and is it safe for children to be on it?

It feels like there’s a new social media or gaming platform coming out every week for parents to stress about these days, and Twitch has surged in popularity over recent years. It’s an online live video streaming service with a big ...

23 Aug 2022 at 08:30

Meta faces renewed criticism over end-to-end encryption amid child safety fears

Child protection experts have fiercely criticised social media giant Meta over its plans for end-to-end encryption, accusing the tech firm of prioritising profit over children’s safety. Simon Bailey, a former police chief ...

13 Nov 2023 at 09:25

Kilkenny City

Young people in Kilkenny have their say on internet safety

An innovative animation created by young Kilkenny people to educate their peers and parents on the importance of internet safety was launched today at an event at Foróige DRUM Youth Centre, MacDonagh Junction. Finding ...

25 Jan 2024 at 14:33

Braverman writes to Zuckerberg expressing concerns over Meta’s encryption plans

Suella Braverman has said she has written a letter to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, expressing her concerns over the company’s plans to introduce end-to-end encryption without appropriate safeguards for children. The ...

03 Jul 2023 at 17:25

Nearly 40,000 child-on-child sexual abuse offences recorded in one year

Nearly 40,000 child sexual abuse offences were committed by children in the space of a year, a new report has found. Analysis of data from 44 police forces in England and Wales found that in total 115,489 crimes ...

12 Mar 2025 at 07:35

Pictures & Videos

PICTURES: Gardaí in Louth visit school's during Internet Safety Week

USE THE ARROWS ABOVE OR CLICK THE NEXT BUTTON BELOW TO SEE MORE PICTURES To mark Safer Internet Day, Gardaí in Louth are teaching students about the guidelines they should be following when using their phones, ...

11 Feb 2025 at 22:33

Local News

Gardaí in Louth are visiting schools around the County to mark Safer Internet Day

The Community Policing Unit in Dundalk are visiting local Primary and Post Primary Schools around Louth to speak to young people about internet safety. To mark Safer Internet Day, Gardaí are teaching students ...

11 Feb 2025 at 18:33

County Derry Post

Man arrested in County Derry on suspicion of attempted sexual communication with a child.

Officers from Public Protection Branch have arrested a 28-year-old man in the Coleraine area on suspicion of attempted sexual communication with a child. He remains in police custody at this time for ...

28 Dec 2022 at 13:33

What is the Online Safety Bill and why is it so controversial?

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced major changes to the Online Safety Bill ahead of its return to Parliament. Much delayed and controversial in its approach, the aim of the Bill is to ...

29 Nov 2022 at 15:44

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