Austria has announced plans to ban social media use for children under the age of 14, citing concerns about addiction, exposure to harmful content, and unrealistic standards. Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler said it is extremely difficult …
Hildegarde Naughton has defended the reintroduction of exam fees this year for Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle students, reports RTE. The charges, which were paused during the Covid period, have now been reinstated, with families …
Michael McGrath has expressed support for exploring a potential “common EU-wide approach” to determining when teenagers and young people can access social media, amid rising concerns over online platform use. Speaking to RTÉ’s European Parliament …
The number of children waiting for mental health services in Ireland has risen above 4,500, with growing concern over increasing delays in access to care, reports Breaking News. The waiting list has grown significantly in …
The retirement age for certain school transport drivers is set to increase by two years from next September, reports RTE. Under the approved changes, drivers of small public service vehicles carrying up to eight passengers …
Social media users have been voicing their outrage at a migrant who will now stand trial in June accused of attacking a care worker and a number of children. The Central Criminal Court has ruled …
James Tolkan, the gravel-voiced character actor renowned for his intense portrayals of authority figures, passed away on March 26, in Saranac Lake, New York, at the age of 94. Born James Stewart Tolkan on June …
Golf legend Tiger Woods was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Jupiter Island, Florida—near his home in the affluent coastal community. The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. in the 200 block of Beach …
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has labelled the US-Israeli strike on Iran as “an illegal war under international law”, stating that the developments have “destabilised the Middle East”. Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week programme, Deputy …
Chinese students who were abruptly awakened in their Cork home during the early morning two years ago by two intruders armed with a crowbar have shared in court the deep trauma they experienced from the …
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