Poll: Should schools be responsible for tackling cyber bullying?
An anti-bullying expert has said primary schools need to take a more pro-active approach to cyber-bullying. Do you think it should be their responsibility?
View ArticleCyberbullying and homophobic bullying policies now mandatory for schools
The Department of Education has published new anti-bullying procedures to replace guidelines that have been in place since 1993.
View ArticleHere’s what happened today: Friday
The latest on the tragic fire that killed the family of a Beaumont doctor, the details of the Garda ‘Operation Majesty’ — and it turns out Ryan Tubridy is a time-traveller…
View ArticleParents to receive anti-bullying training under new scheme
Up to 70 anti-bullying classes will be run by the National Parents Councils after €40,000 in funding was made available by the Department of Education.
View ArticleOne in seven children subjected to cyber bullying in last three months
One in 11 adolescents admitted to cyber bullying other people in the same time frame.
View ArticleDad walking across US in memory of gay son is hit and killed by truck
Joe Bell was hit and killed by a semi-tractor on 9 October.
View ArticleAunt rallies 100 Facebook friends to help nephew stand up to bully
Well that certainly showed him.
View ArticleConsole seminar to help employers identify warning signs of suicide in their...
The training programme will also help colleagues cope with the aftermath of suicide in the workplace.
View ArticleIreland ‘should consider laws that would jail cyber bullies’
A Fine Gael TD has suggested Ireland adopt proposed New Zealand laws, which would make it an offence to incite someone to take their own life.
View ArticleColumn: ‘I find it upsetting that you can legally strike your children as a...
Ireland needs to follow the lead of other countries and make corporal punishment illegal, writes Tanya Ward.
View ArticleTwo thirds of students say they know someone who died by suicide
Half of the 1,400 young people surveyed said they had witnessed bullying online, while a large number admitted saying things on the internet that they never would in person.
View ArticleErin and Shannon Gallagher’s mother takes legal action against school
Lorraine Gallagher has filed papers against the Donegal Vocational Education Committee (VEC).
View ArticleElmo from Love/Hate reveals he used to be the school bully
He used to pick on St Patrick’s Athletic striker Anthony Flood.
View ArticleColumn: Domestic abuse in same-sex relationships isn’t talked about – but...
When my girlfriend became abusive I didn’t know what to do. I felt scared and alone – but I also felt that I had to be a representative for other gay people, and that admitting to what was happening...
View ArticleColumn: I’ve been the bullied and the bully – and here’s my advice to young...
When we teach children to ignore bullies, we teach them how to hide their anger from the people who are hurting them. In turn, their self-esteem can be eroded to the extent that asserting themselves is...
View ArticleBullied 15-year-old given free nose job by charity which claims to ‘empower...
‘We can’t go after the bully, but we can try and empower the children.’
View ArticleThe Govt’s new internet safety group met for the first time today
The Internet Content Governance Advisory Group is looking at issues relating to internet governance, including online bullying and harassment.
View ArticlePoll: Have you ever experienced bullying at work?
It’s still a real problem in Irish workplaces, according to a new study.
View ArticleOne-in-ten young teenagers have received sexual messages online
Additionally, it’s been found that one in five children surveyed said they’d had contact online with people they had never met in person.
View ArticleMiami Dolphins ‘bullying’ inquiry says Richie Incognito and two other players...
The report is in and it makes grim reading.
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