‘What is considered as the darkest and most disturbing of online harms is now happening in plain sight, and it is utterly immoral. It is more proof that big tech cannot be trusted to keep children safe online.’ Children’s Rights Alliance Press Release: bit.ly/4qc3tLZ

The Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence has requested a meeting with X over concerns that the AI tool Grok is being used create sexually explicit images of adults and children

As Volodymyr Zelensky makes his first official visit to Ireland, the resounding message from the Taoiseach and the Government will be one of unwavering support for the Ukrainian president, writes Mícheál Lehane.

John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year.

Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will turn to veterans of City Hall, nonprofit executives and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission — all of them women — to lead his official transition effort, he said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4nHdyOP

The JOY of reading good news from America 😮‍💨👏👏👏 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for New York City 🙌

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change. Here are seven takeaways from election night.

iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max review. Two outstanding upgrades, one of which (from photography point of view) isn’t mentioned nearly enough. A couple of other good updates, too. Two fairly minor downsides. m.independent.ie/business/tec...

🏠The report by @esri.ie produced in partnership with Community Foundation Ireland, also ranks Ireland 16th out of 27 European Union countries for child poverty rates after housing costs. #EndChildPoverty #EndChildPovertyWeek #Budget2026 www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

“This will come as no surprise to the voluntary, community and charitable partners of the Community Foundation responding to this crisis on the ground every day. Now we have the evidence which reflects that everyday reality.” #EndChildPovertyWeek www.thejournal.ie/child-povert...

The @irishtimes.com view on child poverty: time to prioritise low income families #EndChildPovertyWeek #Budget2026 #BreakTheCycle #ChildrensBudget www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

Housing costs drag 20% of Irish children into poverty, @esri.ie research shows #EndChildPovertyWeek #Budget2026 #BreakTheCycle #ChildrensBudget www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

#EndChildPovertyWeek begins tomorrow, Monday 8 September! Join us for our #EarlyYears event hosted by YMCA Dublin with input from Departments of Taoiseach and Children, Disability & Equality, Ballyfermot STAR, keynote Lee Elliot Major. 🎫 For info & booking visit: bit.ly/4fO4JjR #Budget2026

A mural of CMAT has been unveiled in the hit singer's hometown of Dunboyne, Co Meath

The 4th #EndChildPovertyWeek but the 1st on @bsky.app ✅ This is the biggest programme yet!Events on #EarlyYears, #Education, #Income & #ChildProtection place a spotlight on child poverty ahead of #Budget2026 🖍️Day 1 bit.ly/4fO4JjR 💡Day 3 bit.ly/3HyXhwi 🎯Day 5 bit.ly/45zLjdX 🧒Day 6 bit.ly/4lXN8HS

“The real urgency [is] that every hour that the appropriate safeguards are missing is an hour that children active on these platforms are at risk of harm from all the issues that the #OnlineSafety Code is meant to protect them from,” @noelineb.bsky.social @irishexaminer.bsky.social t.co/dmAseHgLB9

This fake DPD text is a sneaky one. Looks real and live URL with plausible looking form. (Other links dead and +63 is a Philippines number — they’re the clues, but otherwise authentic-looking

Big: Elon Musk’s X facing large fine from Irish regulator for not using age verification for its hosted porn. ”Based on an initial review of the X platform, we cannot see evidence of measures taken to comply with this age-assurance requirement.” - CnaM m.independent.ie/business/tec...

Meta will stop allowing all political, electoral and ‘social issue’ ads in the EU. Blames “unworkable requirements and legal uncertainties introduced by EU’s Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising regulation” Irish pols love FB and Instagram about.fb.com/news/2025/07...

🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency. They are out of energy and they are starving to death. I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it. 🧵

Day 1 of online age verification crackdown by Irish regulator = zero additional age verification controls by adults sites and social media firms m.independent.ie/business/tec...

Today, Part B of Ireland’s #OnlineSafetyCode comes into effect 🛡️The Code covers content including cyberbullying, the promotion of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, as well as pornography and violence. #OnlineSafety #DSA #SafetyByDesign www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...

“These regulatory changes come with few fireworks and clashing cymbals, but they need to be acknowledged. They are a step forward. They also need to be widely known.” Read @noelineb.bsky.social opinion in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social as Part B of Ireland’s #OnlineSafetyCode comes into effect.

People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill + funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary. Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.

👀 Quite the exchange between @ofcom.bsky.social & Children's Commissioner for England as new Codes of Practice are issued under the #OnlineSafetyAct www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

As the saying goes… Hang it in the Louvre 👌 #GoCubsGo 🩵 @cubsbot.bsky.social

Tonight was a hit 😌

@bsky.app seems like an appropriate space to share… The first #OnlineSafetyMonitor from the Children’s Rights Alliance! It provides an overview of children’s rights online and how they have been implemented in laws and policies at both national and EU levels. bit.ly/42CCwYf

*for over 25 hours Quite the statement. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

You love to see it 💙🐻

Totally normal…

Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.

Thanks to Ireland AM for having our Elaina on the show yesterday morning to discuss great new Spring reads from Irish authors and illustrators ☘️🌅📺 Check out the featured books and watch back on the show (01:14:20) ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

“Any approach that leaves to a few countries such as Ireland to condemn what are international breaches of humanitarian principles and international law will rightly be seen by future generations as their having by their silences been complicit in collective punishment”

EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash

The poster game is so strong 🔥

“We still have a society with a distance to go in recognising strength as something Nikita Hand has, rather than something that is shown by the width of your muscles,” @noelineb.bsky.social on ‘bro culture’ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Breaking News: The Education Department announced that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency. The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.

Global stock markets register heavy falls as White House tries to talk up Trump tariffs

Yikes 😮‍💨 “Major tech names saw sharp losses, with Tesla shares diving 15.4%. Others among the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks - which include Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Nvidia - also sank.” www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Just in case anyone wonders where my time went… Here👇

Sonas ort ar #LáDomhandaNaLeabhar ☘️📖🌍 Today we are celebrating the delivery of 40,000 World Book Day books to children across the country with the help of An Post. Make sure to tag us in all your celebrations! 🎉 Read more about #WorldBookDay 25 ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...