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Smartphones
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18th April 2024
Voices
Opinion: We can no longer leave children alone to face this unregulated tech world
Dr Catherine Conlon
Updated 17 hrs ago
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The government has told people not to buy phones for children. What approach should parents take?
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7 Nov 2023
17.6k
49
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should primary school-aged children be banned from using smartphones?
7 Nov 2023
31.4k
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Margaret Lynch
23 Sep 2023
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your stories
Does your child have a smartphone, or did you have one as a child? We want to hear your stories
6 Sep 2023
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13
Mental Health
Stephen Donnelly: We need to get ‘very serious’ about smartphones in schools
31 Aug 2023
17.4k
36
Voices
Opinion: Is it time to ban smart phones in schools?
Dr Catherine Conlon
12 Aug 2023
22.6k
The Daily Poll
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6 Jun 2023
23.7k
28
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EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones from 2024
4 Oct 2022
18.3k
34
Test Yourself
Quiz: How much do you know about smartphones?
12 Jun 2022
42.2k
20
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Opinion: Sexually violent pornography is being promoted to first-time users of top sites
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Updated 28 May 2021
37.0k
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Two thirds of children contacted by a stranger while gaming online, according to new survey
10 Sep 2020
13.7k
33
warning
About 130 phones are stolen per week and only 10% are recovered
2 Sep 2020
17.8k
38
Smartphones
Huawei announces plan to open three new stores just days after decision to strip it from UK's 5G network
17 Jul 2020
30.0k
38
Smartphones
Covid-19 contact tracing app due to be launched by end of May
3 May 2020
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68
Smartphones
Covid-19: HSE says contact tracing app could be rolled out 'in the next 10 days'
Updated 29 Mar 2020
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118
Voices
Opinion: 'The children I meet are often shattered by their social media use'
Stella O'Malley
26 Feb 2020
34.5k
6
Smartphones
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10 Nov 2019
21.2k
23
FACTCHECK
Factcheck: Are horns growing on young people's skulls because of mobile phone use?
29 Jun 2019
92.6k
46
Galaxy Fold
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23 Apr 2019
22.5k
38
screen time
Children who own mobile phones at younger age perform worse in reading and maths tests
16 Jan 2019
16.8k
29
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you plan to cut down on screen time in 2019?
4 Jan 2019
18.0k
26
Galaxy Note 9
Samsung releases new Galaxy smartphone with a promise of 24-hour battery life
9 Aug 2018
22.1k
47
phone use
Parents and students are being asked for their say on the use of smartphones in schools
21 May 2018
8.4k
22
The Daily Poll
Poll: At what age should children be allowed to have smartphones?
17 Feb 2018
27.2k
73
hanging up
66% of parents don't want children under 14 to have smartphones
17 Feb 2018
9.4k
39
Smartphones
Varadkar says children need to be protected from predators online
31 Jan 2018
9.4k
69
family poll
Poll: What's the right age for a child to own a smartphone?
23 Jan 2018
1.3k
1
Child Safety
'False sense of security': Warning for parents who use smart devices to keep tabs on their children
22 Oct 2017
18.3k
13
lunch crunch
Poll: Is it acceptable to check your phone in the cinema?
14 Aug 2017
25.8k
87
Student attitudes
Young people are worried they are addicted to their smartphones
23 May 2017
7.9k
24
screen time
Giving toddlers tablets and smartphones can 'harm their speech development'
5 May 2017
17.6k
40
Oops
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25 Apr 2017
24.8k
38
always on
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1 Jan 2017
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15
preview 2017
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