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Teenagers

# teenagers - Sunday 19 May, 2013

The Kids This post contains videos

4 social networks young people use that will make you feel old

Vine us a Snapchat on our Keeks bbz.

# teenagers - Monday 13 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Donal Walsh

Thousands pay tribute to teen ‘warrior and inspiration’ Donal Walsh

Donal, who was fighting cancer for the third time, had called on teenagers not to take their own lives.

# teenagers - Tuesday 23 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Waterford

Investigation into abuse allegations against Waterford sports coach

Two men are reported in today’s Irish Times to have made complaints to gardaí about being abused by the sports coach when they were in their teens.

# teenagers - Sunday 21 April, 2013

YOUNG LOVE This post contains videos

8 ways you tried to tell someone you fancied them

Chances are you tried at least three of these.

# teenagers - Friday 12 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: 11 ways to handle your child’s first teen disco

Are the scare stories about teenage discos really true? Sheila O’Malley has some advice on how to navigate this rite of passage.

# teenagers - Sunday 7 April, 2013

19 things you did as a teenager to seem ‘cool’

From rolling up your school skirt to forcing your hair to part in the middle.

# teenagers - Tuesday 26 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Easy access to pornographic images is adversely affecting young people

Early exposure to online pornography – much of which is violent or degrading – is desensitising young people and contributing to the normalisation of rape and domestic violence, writes Joanna Fortune.

Porkie Pies This post contains images

The lies we all told our parents

You definitely said at least two of these to your parents at some stage.

# teenagers - Monday 25 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie SpunOut

HSE asks SpunOut.ie to consider ‘appropriateness’ of threesomes article

Meanwhile, Health Minister James Reilly said that he felt that the threesomes information was not appropriate for the State to put out there.

# teenagers - Monday 4 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Cyberbullying

63 per cent of people think schools should ban smartphones and social networks

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals is calling on social networks to work with schools and take a great role in tackling bullying.

# teenagers - Sunday 3 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Eyesight

Opticians launch campaign for improved eyecare for teens

Opticians are offering free eye exams to all children between the age of 12 and 16 for the month of March.

# teenagers - Monday 25 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Survey

Survey: Just 58% of teenagers expect to find work in Ireland after college

The Teens & Money survey by the Irish League of Credit Unions shows that 80 per cent of teenagers worry about the costs associated with third level education.

# teenagers - Wednesday 9 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Wales

Police appeal over Blackberry bath attack video

It is understood the victim was punched, kicked and stamped on before her attacker pours bathroom products over her body.

# teenagers - Wednesday 2 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Column: 10 ways to get on with teenagers

How do you survive with a teen in your house? Parenting mentor, Sheila O’Malley, tells us how to keep your cool while still keeping communication lines open.

# teenagers - Sunday 16 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Ireland has a bullying crisis. Here’s what my school did about it.

Bullying is in the spotlight again after a series of tragedies. Eimhear Lynch, 16, describes how she and her friends took action.

# teenagers - Tuesday 11 December, 2012

From The Score Football Violence

Dutch police make four more arrests in linesman murder case

Richard Nieuwenhuizen was set upon after running the line for a match that involved his son.

# teenagers - Tuesday 4 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie LYCS

More disadvantaged teens stay in school longer

The Lourdes Youth and Community Services are warning ahead of Budget 2013 that this “trend may be undone if funding for youth services are reduced”.

# teenagers - Sunday 2 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Stabbing

Gardaí in Dublin continue to question two teens over fatal stabbing

The two males were arrested yesterday following an incident which occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning.

# teenagers - Friday 30 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Cyber Bullying

Teens believe cyber bullying is worse than traditional bullying

Teens feel like it’s the worst kind because they “can’t escape it” and pictures and messages can be spread so quickly.

# teenagers - Thursday 29 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Teenagers

Revealed: the life of a 13-year-old growing up in Ireland

Here’s what it’s like to be a young teenager living in Ireland.

# teenagers - Monday 12 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Crash

Three teens injured in Offaly hit-and-run

The incident took place on the Tullamore to Geashill road yesterday evening.

# teenagers - Sunday 11 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Column: Let’s talk about sex – how to handle the dreaded talk with your teens

Your teen needs to be informed about sexual health and the importance of keeping themselves safe, writes Martina Newe.

# teenagers - Wednesday 24 October, 2012

Ireland's Got Talent This post contains videos

# teenagers - Monday 22 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Attack

Young teenage boys attacked in Down

The two Dundonald teenagers, aged 13 and 14, were assaulted on Saturday night.

# teenagers - Thursday 4 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: We need to make the Irish language cool again

We have a love/hate relationship with Irish – but the only way to get young people speaking it is to take it out of the classroom, writes Traic Ó Braonáin.

# teenagers - Saturday 25 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Column: What a death row inmate had to teach Irish teens

When former Clare hurler and Soar youth foundation co-founder Tony Griffin brought four Irish teens to a leadership camp in Nova Scotia, he heard a life story that he can’t forget – and nor should we.

# teenagers - Saturday 4 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Gifted Kids

“Are smart kids misrepresented in the media? Definitely.”

Thousands of academically above-average students attend the Centre for Talented Youth every year. Here, three teenagers explain what it means to them.

# teenagers - Wednesday 25 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Joyriding

Singapore boys face seven years’ jail for bus theft and joyriding

Police in Singapore said the three teenagers, who could face up to seven years in prison, were behind the theft of two school buses.

# teenagers - Thursday 12 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Contraceptives

Teen girls on pill at risk of high blood pressure

A new study also showed alcohol consumption in teenage boys increased the risk of high blood pressure later in life.

# teenagers - Wednesday 11 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: When did you have your first drink?

A survey has revealed that half of students began drinking alcohol before they were 15. We’re asking what age you were when you first had a drink (if you’ve ever had a drink)…

# teenagers - Monday 25 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Safety First This post contains videos

VIDEO: New condom campaign launched by HSE

“Johnny’s got you covered.”

# teenagers - Saturday 23 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Good Deeds

More than 500 volunteers to be honoured for their work with No Name Club

Sean Gallagher and John Lonergan will speak at a ceremony for the clubs, which have around 10,000 members around the country.

# teenagers - Thursday 21 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Children, especially vulnerable ones, are not this society’s priority

Yesterday’s shocking report exposes our tendency to blame young people rather than listening to their cries, writes Catherine Joyce.

# teenagers - Sunday 10 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Mental Health

Sharp increase in suicide rate is linked to recession – experts

There were 552 suicides recorded in 2009, an increase of 9 per cent on the previous year. One study found a high number of people who had taken their own lives had been unemployed.

# teenagers - Monday 28 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Monday

All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

From TheJournal.ie Rescue

Coastguard helicopter airlifts three teenagers off Wicklow Mountains

The teenagers all sustained leg injuries during a hike around the Glendalough valley.

# teenagers - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: One good adult is crucial for young people. I can vouch for that.

A new survey shines a light on the challenges facing young people like me – and shows we need good adults, writes Tim Smyth.

# teenagers - Friday 11 May, 2012

Early Bath This post contains images

In photos: Pier collapses under teenagers before school prom

Nobody was hurt – but they got very, very wet.

# teenagers - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Sunbeds

NI to introduce ban on under-18s using sunbeds

Health Minister Edwin Poots has introduced legislation which bans people under the age of 18 from using, hiring or buying sunbeds in Northern Ireland.

# teenagers - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Emotional Intelligence

Minister backs graphic novel promoting emotional intelligence in teens

Kevin Kelly’s ‘Xceptionalise’ hopes to encourage greater emotional intelligence, which in turn may lower suicide rates.

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