Ireland to move ‘incrementally’ on social media age limits as Australia-style ban rejected
Children could potentially get around ‘age estimation’ technology, too, Patrick O’Donovan warns
Social media groups cannot catch all harmful posts, TikTok tells Oireachtas committee
X criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification feature
Rape complainant’s counselling notes may no longer be shared in most prosecutions
Government move seeks to balance privacy rights against constitutional entitlement to fair trial of accused
Tusla has ‘many objections’ to proposed law removing parental rights from killers
State agency argues parents accused of a ‘suspected killing’ still have ‘inherent rights’ to their children
Jim Gavin steps down as chair of North East Inner City Taskforce
Former presidential candidate was responsible for leading the taskforce and was appointed to the role in 2023
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre urges counselling notes be classed as privileged under new law
Organisation given legal advice that ban on using notes in trials would be unconstitutional
Minister brushes off suggestion Galway schools prioritised in €1.6bn investment
Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne asked: ‘Why are 10 per cent of the schools in Co Galway?’
Ireland to hold off on social media age limits as France bans use for under-15s
France this week passed a Bill that would ban social media use for children under the age of 15
Micheál Martin to issue State apology to survivors of industrial school abuse
Move comes alongside supports agreed to end 51-day hunger strike outside Leinster House last year
Social networks could be treated as publishers if they host illegal content, Minister of State says
Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says
Tusla must treat people presenting as lone minors as children despite ‘any reservations’
FOI documents show child and family agency and Department of Children bracing for media queries after fatal stabbing at care centre
Inside the Arts Council: A ‘blind’ board, ‘divided’ management and ignored staff concerns
An expert report into the council’s botched €6.7m IT project found ‘no one shouted stop’ in its boardroom
Strangulation porn: How it became mainstream and its distorting impact on Irish teenagers
Frontline domestic violence services, gardaí and Government officials fear a girl in Ireland could die at the hands of a boy who does not fully understand what he is doing to her
Coimisiún na Meán spends millions of euro fighting legal actions by social media giants
Bill expected to climb higher as regulator is facing 12 such cases