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‘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
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AI-powered nudification apps pose exponential threat to children - Children's Rights Alliance
AI-powered nudification apps pose exponential threat to children
https://bit.ly/4qc3tLZ
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Irish Examiner
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Irish Examiner view: Depraved adaptation of technology
In 2021, the government introduced legislation criminalising the sharing of, or threatening to share, intimate images without a person’s consent
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RTÉ News
11 days ago
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
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Minister wants X meeting over Grok explicit content
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Niamh Smith has requested a meeting with X over concerns that the AI tool Grok is being used create sexually explicit images of adults and children.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0107/1551973-grok-concerns-minister/
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RTÉ News
about 2 months ago
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.
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Resounding support for Zelensky will be the Govt message
When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas via video link in early April 2022, the then ceann comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl was the man who warm...
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/1202/1546781-zelensky-visit-ireland/
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The Associated Press
2 months ago
John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year.
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JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg announces bid for US House seat in New York
John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year. He said Tuesday that he is aiming to win a key New York seat set being vacated by longtime Democratic Rep.
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The New York Times
2 months ago
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.
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The JOY of reading good news from America 😮💨👏👏👏
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
for New York City 🙌
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Irish Examiner
2 months ago
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California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
California voters have approved new congressional district boundaries, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle ...
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The New York Times
2 months ago
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.
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7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election
Zohran Mamdani motivated voters to head for the polls, using a broad coalition of supporters to overcome Andrew Cuomo’s success in siphoning Republican votes.
https://nyti.ms/4oRghpN
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Adrian Weckler
4 months ago
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.
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Review: better battery life and a massive zoom boost make iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max worthy upgrades
While we’ve all been focused on the shiny, skinny new iPhone Air (see our in-depth review here), Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max are what most flagship upgraders may actually be ordering over the...
https://m.independent.ie/business/technology/review-better-battery-life-and-a-massive-zoom-boost-make-iphone-17-pro-and-17-pro-max-worthy-upgrades/a1449739934.html
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🏠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
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Fifth of children in poverty after housing costs - ESRI
One in five children are living below the poverty line after housing costs are taken into account, according to research from the Economic and Social Research Institute.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0909/1532478-esri-children-report/
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“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
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Child deprivation on par with 'darkest days' of economic crash, as 1 in 5 children living in poverty
Data suggests that no real progress has been made in lowering levels of child poverty, despite reductions purportedly being the goal of government policy.
https://www.thejournal.ie/child-poverty-deprivation-ersi-6810752-Sep2025/
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The
@irishtimes.com
view on child poverty: time to prioritise low income families
#EndChildPovertyWeek
#Budget2026
#BreakTheCycle
#ChildrensBudget
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The Irish Times view on child poverty: time to prioritise low income families
When housing costs are taken into account, around 225,000 children – one in five – live below the poverty line
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2025/09/09/the-irish-times-view-on-child-poverty-time-to-prioritise-low-income-families/
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Housing costs drag 20% of Irish children into poverty,
@esri.ie
research shows
#EndChildPovertyWeek
#Budget2026
#BreakTheCycle
#ChildrensBudget
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Housing costs drag 20% of Irish children into poverty, ESRI research shows
The ESRI shows that child poverty levels are currently on a par with the years following the 2008 financial crash when the skyrocketing cost of housing is factored in
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41701715.html
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#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
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RTÉ News
5 months ago
A mural of CMAT has been unveiled in the hit singer's hometown of Dunboyne, Co Meath
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Mural of CMAT unveiled in singer's hometown Dunboyne
A mural of CMAT has been unveiled in the hit singer's hometown of Dunboyne, Co Meath.
https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/0829/1530909-cmat-mural-meath
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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
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“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
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Adrian Weckler
6 months ago
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
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Adrian Weckler
6 months ago
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
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Elon Musk’s X threatened by Irish regulator for failure to restrict adult content
The Irish media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, says that Elon Musk’s X has until tomorrow to explain why it isn’t preventing children from watching pornography, or it will face “action”.
https://m.independent.ie/business/technology/elon-musks-x-threatened-by-irish-regulator-for-failure-to-restrict-adult-content/a1667248676.html
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Adrian Weckler
6 months ago
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
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Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising in the EU in Response to Incoming European Regulation
From early October 2025, we will no longer allow political, electoral and social issue ads on our platforms in the EU. This is a difficult decision - one
https://about.fb.com/news/2025/07/ending-political-electoral-and-social-issue-advertising-in-the-eu/
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News Eye
6 months ago
🚨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. 🧵
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Adrian Weckler
6 months ago
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...
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Day one of online age crackdown: no change as children still able to log into adult content and social media sites
None of Ireland’s most popular social media apps have implemented new age-verification controls on the first day of the Irish media regulator’s crackdown, a survey by the Irish Independent shows.
https://m.independent.ie/business/technology/day-one-of-online-age-crackdown-no-change-as-children-still-able-to-log-into-adult-content-and-social-media-sites/a2054352079.html
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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...
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New age verification rules for online platforms in place
New online safety rules come into force from today, which will require video-sharing platforms to have effective age verification systems in place.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0721/1524435-online-platform-verification/
6 months ago
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“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.
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It's crystal clear that an unregulated digital world carries far too many risks for the young
While technology is with us and brings great benefits to everyone, tech platforms and those who are in the business of selling their digital products and advertising to us, must do it in a way that is decent and fair, writes Noeline Blackwell
http://dlvr.it/TM1hqY
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Irish Examiner
6 months ago
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Irish Examiner view: Poverty is driving a wedge between generations in Ireland
We have 5,000 homeless children in a country which spends €350m a year housing homeless families in Dublin alone
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
6 months ago
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.
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👀 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...
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Ofcom ‘is prioritising interests of tech firms instead of child safety’
Watchdog’s new codes of practice are not strong enough, says children’s commissioner for England
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/ofcom-is-prioritising-interests-of-tech-firms-instead-of-child-safety
9 months ago
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As the saying goes… Hang it in the Louvre 👌
#GoCubsGo
🩵
@cubsbot.bsky.social
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Chicago Cubs
9 months ago
Tonight was a hit 😌
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@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
9 months ago
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*for over 25 hours Quite the statement.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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10 months ago
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Totally normal…
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Barack Obama
10 months ago
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.
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Children's Books Ireland
10 months ago
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) ⬇️
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Fergal Bowers
10 months ago
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Children's disability services scheme paid out no money
Not one cent has been paid out from a grant scheme announced by the Government amid much fanfare in October 2023 to fund vital services for children with extra needs, the Dáil has heard.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0320/1503099-children-disability-services/
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Una Mullally
10 months ago
“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”
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Statement by President Higgins on violence in Gaza | President of Ireland
Welcome to the website of the President of Ireland.
https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-higgins-on-violence-in-gaza
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The Guardian
10 months ago
EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash
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EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash
Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets Act
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/19/eu-google-apple-trump-digital-markets-act?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1742404091
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“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’
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Reaction to Conor McGregor in the White House
Noeline Blackwell, online safety co-ordinator with the Children’s Rights Alliance and former Chief Executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis centre
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22498041/
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The New York Times
10 months ago
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.
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Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/trump-education-department-firings.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Fergal Bowers
10 months ago
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Highs and lows - students recall lockdown memories
There was laughter and squeals of delight as fourth class pupils at St Joseph's National School in Dublin's Coolock looked back this week on footage taken at their school on this day five years ago wh...
https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0312/1501556-covid-schools-ireland/
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The Guardian
10 months ago
Global stock markets register heavy falls as White House tries to talk up Trump tariffs
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Global stock markets register heavy falls as White House tries to talk up Trump tariffs
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Nikkei all down by at least 2% and Tesla shares fall 15% for worst day since September 2020 Global stock markets have continued to fall amid fears that a wide-ranging trade war could dent US economic growth and result in a…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/10/trump-tariffs-stock-markets?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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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.”
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US stocks plunge on recession fears
Wall Street stocks plummeted as investors fretted that uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariff policy could tip the world's biggest economy into a recession.
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0310/1501313-nasdaq-plunges-on-fears-of-economic-slowdown/
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Just in case anyone wonders where my time went… Here👇
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Children's Books Ireland
11 months ago
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
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