# Smartphones
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This month
March 2024
Voices
Sleep Expert: Smartphones and their effect on sleep - are you addicted to the screen?
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11.4k
Mar 14th 2024, 9:00 PM
Last month
February 2024
Voices
Dr Catherine Conlon: We need to get real about the dangers of smartphone use by young children
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13.1k
Updated
Feb 16th 2024, 8:55 AM
Last year
2023
Smartphones
The government has told people not to buy phones for children. What approach should parents take?
88
23.3k
Nov 12th 2023, 12:05 AM
Minister for Education
'This isn't a war on phones': Norma Foley outlines new smartphone policy for primary schools
49
17.6k
Nov 7th 2023, 3:21 PM
Your Say
Poll: Should primary school-aged children be banned from using smartphones?
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31.4k
Nov 7th 2023, 8:18 AM
Cabinet
Details of a fodder support scheme for farmers impacted by flooding to be signed off today
5.9k
Nov 7th 2023, 6:15 AM
Voices
Parenting: 'We can't block technology for our kids - that ship has sailed'
14.8k
Sep 23rd 2023, 8:00 PM
your stories
Does your child have a smartphone, or did you have one as a child? We want to hear your stories
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8.6k
Sep 6th 2023, 7:30 PM
Mental Health
Stephen Donnelly: We need to get ‘very serious’ about smartphones in schools
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17.4k
Aug 31st 2023, 2:15 PM
Your Say
Poll: Should parents withhold smartphones from primary school-aged children?
28
23.7k
Jun 6th 2023, 10:38 AM
All time
Tech
EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones from 2024
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18.3k
Oct 4th 2022, 11:49 AM
Voices
Opinion: Sexually violent pornography is being promoted to first-time users of top sites
37.0k
Updated
May 28th 2021, 10:19 AM
cybersafe ireland
Two thirds of children contacted by a stranger while gaming online, according to new survey
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13.7k
Sep 10th 2020, 9:19 AM
warning
About 130 phones are stolen per week and only 10% are recovered
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17.8k
Sep 2nd 2020, 9:18 AM
Smartphones
Huawei announces plan to open three new stores just days after decision to strip it from UK's 5G network
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30.0k
Jul 17th 2020, 10:55 PM
Smartphones
Covid-19 contact tracing app due to be launched by end of May
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25.1k
May 3rd 2020, 2:44 PM
Smartphones
Covid-19: HSE says contact tracing app could be rolled out 'in the next 10 days'
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64.8k
Updated
Mar 29th 2020, 2:15 PM
Voices
Opinion: 'The children I meet are often shattered by their social media use'
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34.4k
Feb 26th 2020, 7:00 AM
Smartphones
'Young people learn about sex through porn, many have no idea what a healthy relationship looks like'
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21.2k
Nov 10th 2019, 7:30 AM
FACTCHECK
Factcheck: Are horns growing on young people's skulls because of mobile phone use?
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92.6k
Jun 29th 2019, 10:00 PM
Galaxy Fold
Samsung delays launch of folding smartphone amid reports that its screen keeps breaking
38
22.5k
Apr 23rd 2019, 7:56 AM
screen time
Children who own mobile phones at younger age perform worse in reading and maths tests
29
16.8k
Jan 16th 2019, 11:37 AM
Galaxy Note 9
Samsung releases new Galaxy smartphone with a promise of 24-hour battery life
49
22.1k
Aug 9th 2018, 8:20 PM
phone use
Parents and students are being asked for their say on the use of smartphones in schools
22
8.4k
May 21st 2018, 8:40 AM
Your Say
Poll: At what age should children be allowed to have smartphones?
73
27.2k
Feb 17th 2018, 9:26 AM
hanging up
66% of parents don't want children under 14 to have smartphones
39
9.4k
Feb 17th 2018, 7:00 AM
Smartphones
Varadkar says children need to be protected from predators online
69
9.4k
Jan 31st 2018, 10:49 PM
family poll
Poll: What's the right age for a child to own a smartphone?
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1.3k
Jan 23rd 2018, 5:41 PM
Child Safety
'False sense of security': Warning for parents who use smart devices to keep tabs on their children
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18.3k
Oct 22nd 2017, 10:30 AM
lunch crunch
Poll: Is it acceptable to check your phone in the cinema?
87
25.8k
Aug 14th 2017, 12:45 PM
Student attitudes
Young people are worried they are addicted to their smartphones
24
7.9k
May 23rd 2017, 4:11 PM
screen time
Giving toddlers tablets and smartphones can 'harm their speech development'
40
17.6k
May 5th 2017, 4:08 PM
Oops
Some of Three's customers wrongly told they've spent hundreds on internet services
37
24.8k
Apr 25th 2017, 6:02 PM
always on
French workers win 'right to disconnect' from emails out of work hours
15
18.7k
Jan 1st 2017, 4:37 PM