A recent initiative in Kenya is a great example of how we can empower children to stand up for themselves with energy and confidence. In these consent clas ...
Parental advice
Guest blogger Ethan Shattock explains the ‘Digital Age of Consent’ and how this may impact on children’s use of the Internet
What is the Digital Age of Consent? The ‘Digital Age of Consent’ refers to the age at which young people may sign up for online services such as social med ...
CyberSafeIreland warns parents to think before sharing photos of their kids in school uniforms on social media
CyberSafeIreland has advised parents to think about the personal information they are giving away if they do not exercise caution when it comes to privacy ...
The Houseparty App – What Parents Need to Know
Cliona Curley, Programme Director at CyberSafeIreland, reflects on a newly emerging app which is gaining popularity among pre-teens. A child first mention ...
CyberSafeIreland comments on Deputy Jim Daly’s draft bill to ban unsupervised use and ownership of smart devices by under 14s
Our CEO, Alex Cooney provided the following comment yesterday on Deputy Daly’s draft bill: “Deputy Daly’s focusing of attention on the important issue of c ...
Download or print our May Newsletter
Download or print a copy of our May Newsletter with advice on Snapchat, parental controls and using social media in the classroom. Feel free to share with ...
Read our news coverage from the launch of our new video for parents!
We were delighted with the extensive news coverage that we got on releasing our new scribe animation video for parents. This gave us an opportunity to let ...
CyberSafeIreland releases a new scribe animation video for parents on Internet Safety Day 2017
Check out our new scribe animation video for parents with simple steps to take to empower your child to be Stronger, Smarter and Safer Online ...
Parents, here are the rules of your child’s new smartphone
Our Programme Director, Cliona Curley, advises parents who have bought their child a connected device this Christmas, in this Irish Times article. As a par ...
Get clued in about smartphones for kids
Read the opinion piece by our CEO, Alex Cooney, on what to think about if considering buying your child a smartphone for Christmas. For those parents takin ...