Our education programme analyst​, Olwyn Beresford​​, spoke with Maeve McTaggart about how gaming platforms like Roblox remain "under the radar" of current online safety legislation ​​in Ireland and pointed out that​ gaming platforms in general don’t face the "same levels of

We're delighted to share​ that CyberSafeKids has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 'Small Charity, Big Impact' award at the Charities Institute Ireland Charity Excellence Awards 2025. Thank you to all our supporters and partners who make our work possible!

#EndChildPovertyWeek is our biggest programme yet! Our 4 events focus on #EarlyYears, #Education, #Income & #ChildProtection Book your place today! 🖍️Day 1 bit.ly/4fO4JjR 💡Day 3 bit.ly/3HyXhwi 🎯Day 5 bit.ly/45zLjdX 🧒Day 6 bit.ly/4lXN8HS

Opinion: We made a big mistake allowing our children to use social media. Now we’re doing it again with AI irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

Concerns have been expressed about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots by children amid warnings of inadequate safeguards rte.ie/news/business/…

🚨 New Report 🚨 We asked 9,000+ pupils (aged 8–15) about their digital lives. Our Trends & Usage Report 2024-2025 – A Life Behind The Screens is out now! The report provides a​ detailed and unflinching look at children’s digital experiences. It highlights not only how they use

Big jump in Irish kids turning to AI chatbots for friendship, searches and help with homework. Age 8-12: 26% Age 12-15: 36% (Survey of 9,000 primary and secondary school kids by CyberSafeKids)

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School age children are using AI chatbots for homework, information and company rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

How do children spend their time online? What are the most popular platforms? What are their levels of access? What do their experiences tell us?  A Life Behind The Screens contains the answers to all of these questions, and much, much more. Our findings draw on responses from

LISTEN BACK Kids Increasingly Turn To AI Chatbots For Homework And Even Friendship You might be surprised how kids are actually already using AI and how. CyberSafeKids Philip Arneill fills in PJ Coogan shows.acast.com/corks-96-fm-op…

Irish parents given stark warning as young kids engaging with AI chatbots on the rise longfordleader.ie/news/national-…

A sharp rise in children using AI chatbots has prompted safety warnings. CyberSafeKids says over a quarter of primary pupils and a third of secondary pupils have engaged with chatbots. More on #VMNews

Podcast: Unregulated AI chatbots pose threat to children - Henry McKean Reports newstalk.com/podcasts/highl… via NewstalkFM CyberSafeKids Kieran Cuddihy The Hard Shoulder #ChatGPT

🎙️ On Déise Today with Damien Tiernan thanks to EirGrid Plc 📩 Laura Cronin from Gracedieu shares her heartfelt open letter as a disheartened post-primary teacher. 🤖 Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKids, on the surge in Irish children turning to AI chatbots for friendship & homework

🛜How do children ​and teenagers spend their time online? What are the most popular platforms? What are their levels of access? What do their experiences tell us? 📖A Life Behind The Screens contains the answers to all of these questions, and much, much more. Our findings draw

How, when and why are our kids using AI? 🤖🤳 Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKids, tells Jess Kelly 👩🏻‍💻 on this week's episode of Tech Talk 👩‍💻 With thanks to Vodafone Ireland

📢Today is World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) 2025 Suicide is a serious global public health issue, with over 700,000 lives lost each year. Its impact extends far beyond the individual, deeply affecting families, communities, and societies at large. This year’s ​international

Today, we join people in Ireland and across the world in raising awareness for World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) 2025. ​"Be Safe Online" is one of five key messages that the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) (NOSP) is sharing for World Suicide Prevention Day. The internet can be a powerful place

📣CyberSafeKids is delighted to launch our Online Safety Lunchtime Chat Series for parents, guardians, and caregivers during the 2025/26 school year! These interactive sessions are relaxed and fully focused on supporting you, as parents, in guiding your child’s digital life.