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# online - Sunday 10 February, 2019
'Like an episode of Winning Streak': Video game loot boxes exposing children to gambling, Dáil hears
Future gambling legislation could include provisions on loot boxes in video games.
# online - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
80% of 8 to 10-year-olds own a device capable of accessing the internet, and 40% are talking to strangers online
Today is Safer Internet Day, with organisations working to raise awareness around how people can be more safe online.
# online - Tuesday 22 January, 2019
Woman fears for her safety due to online messages sent from male 'stalker', court hears
The woman claims the unwanted communications began almost a decade ago.
# online - Saturday 12 January, 2019
These are the most visited pages on Wikipedia in 2018
Royals, football and films. Some things don’t change.
# online - Monday 31 December, 2018
Fulham vow to take 'strongest possible action' after Kamara suffers racist abuse
The club has spoken out after vile online abuse followed the striker’s penalty miss on Saturday.
# online - Thursday 29 November, 2018
The features of online hate speech in Ireland and why it's often not flagged
A DCU report said that there were two types of people who posted hate speech: those “versed” in it and those who just reproduce it.
# online - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
Man charged over alleged 7-year online harassment campaign against number of women
He was remanded for eight weeks from today while a book of evidence is prepared.
# online - Sunday 12 August, 2018
Out of your league? Study shows most online daters seek more desirable mates
The majority of people in the analysed dating networks contact other people who are 25% more desirable than themselves.
# online - Tuesday 19 June, 2018
Teenager who named her brother's sex abuse victims online jailed
Sophie Turner named the victims in the comments of a Liverpool Echo story.
# online - Thursday 24 May, 2018
Press Council attacks 'unaccountable' social media for 'giving space to conspiracy theorists'
The Press Ombudsman also said it has increased aggressiveness in public discourse.
# online - Wednesday 16 May, 2018
Yanny or Laurel? What do you hear in the internet's latest mind-melting debate
It’s The Dress 2018.
# online - Sunday 6 May, 2018
Poll: Do you agree with someone sharing photos of their children online?
For some, sharing photos of their children is the most natural thing imaginable. For others, it’s completely unfair to the child in question.
# online - Wednesday 2 May, 2018
'Common sense prevailed': Proposal to raise digital age of consent to 16 rejected
Children’s rights groups had strongly opposed the proposal.
Roisin Shortall: 'Harvesting the personal data of children for marketing purposes is repugnant'
If it isn’t clearly prohibited there is no incentive for these companies to stop the practice, writes Roisin Shortall.
# online - Saturday 28 April, 2018
Why some fashion stores like Penneys and TK Maxx resist selling online
Despite its popularity, e-commerce doesn’t always make business sense.
# online - Monday 23 April, 2018
Poll: Is online pornography a 'useful' way to learn about sex?
A new survey suggests that around one in five young people feel that it is a useful way to find out about sex.
# online - Sunday 15 April, 2018
Does Facebook really not sell your data to advertisers?
We take a look.
# online - Friday 6 April, 2018
Woman fired for giving Trump the finger sues her former employer
Juli Briskman said the decision to terminate her was a violation of her right to free speech.
# online - Tuesday 3 April, 2018
Spotify made its debut on Wall Street and rocketed to a $30bn valuation
The company debut valuation was more than Twitter and Snapchat.
# online - Sunday 11 March, 2018
False information travels much faster than the truth on Twitter
Falsehoods are 70% more likely to be retweeted than the truth, new research has found.
# online - Sunday 4 March, 2018
Mass-goers told there is 'no obligation' to attend religious services today
The public has been told they can view mass online instead.
# online - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
Public warned not to give out bank details after reports of phone scams
A number of “vishing” cases have been brought to the Gardaí’s attention in the past few weeks.
# online - Saturday 3 February, 2018
'Johnny f*****g Sexton' - The reaction to Ireland's last-gasp win over France
‘Bottle and brilliance – can’t buy it.’
# online - Saturday 20 January, 2018
FactFind: Is it actually a crime to download movies without paying?
After a court ruling this week, we were asked to find out the facts.
# online - Tuesday 12 December, 2017
Government to oppose regulation of political ads as it would ban TDs advertising their local clinics
Fianna Fáil said the new Bill will ensure the government stay within the definition of what is political advertising.
# online - Friday 17 November, 2017
Mary Lou McDonald says she's glad Barry Walsh resigned over comments about female politicians
The Sinn Féin deputy leader was subject to online abuse by Walsh.
# online - Wednesday 20 September, 2017
Former German spy found guilty of trying to share state secrets while pretending to be jihadist
The former banker and a father-of-four was also an ex-gay porn actor.
# online - Saturday 16 September, 2017
'A connection to the place they know': There's a new online mental health service for teenagers
Turn2MeYouth offers online peer support and individual counselling to 16-19 year olds.
# online - Tuesday 29 August, 2017
World's oldest white supremacist and KKK website pulled offline
The founder of the forum website Stormfront said he was still trying to get it back online.
# online - Saturday 26 August, 2017
Moderators of Irish online forum have had their personal information leaked after deleting hate speech
The practice, known as doxxing, is not specifically addressed under Irish law but can be illegal in certain circumstances.
# online - Friday 18 August, 2017
White nationalist extremism being blocked from online social networks
Online chat rooms were used to help organise the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
# online - Sunday 30 July, 2017
Irresponsible or realistic: Is 13 too young for the digital age of consent?
More and more children have access to the internet, making it difficult to protect them from inappropriate content.
# online - Friday 28 July, 2017
There's been a surge in complaints about Irish 'influencers' plugging products Exclusive
Three times the amount of complaints have been received so far in 2017 compared to all of last year.
# online - Monday 19 June, 2017
Children as young as 8 being blackmailed with their own sexual images by online criminals
A number of children have died by suicide after falling victim to ‘sextortion’.
# online - Sunday 11 June, 2017
Government spending €1.5 million to store paper records each year
Storing paper files in off-site locations is costing over €1.5m every year.
# online - Sunday 28 May, 2017
Belgian King vs Burger King: Country's royal family outraged at fast food chain ad
An online ad asks users to choose between King Philippe or Burger King.
# online - Friday 26 May, 2017
'What the f**k do you think we're here for?': Woman says Tinder date raped her in mountains
The woman said the accused left her on an isolated rural road before returning and raping her.
# online - Friday 12 May, 2017
'This was an international attack': NHS plunged into chaos in large-scale cyber hack
Theresa May has said the cyber attack wasn’t specifically targeting the NHS.
# online - Monday 8 May, 2017
From TheJournal.ie 
Pepe the Frog RIP: The artist behind the frog kills him off due to racist associations
The frog was adopted by white supremacists and the alt-right movement.
# online - Monday 1 May, 2017
Visit your GP... in the Post Office? Kildare branch trialling new doctor service
The post office in Ballymore Eustace will be the first to offer the VideoDoc service.
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