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Vigilance needed on cyber-bullying
One quarter of girls and one in six boys in Ireland have been involved in cyber-bullying, either as a victim, bully or both, and 57% of such bullying is via mobile ....
Former Derry Bishop says,"Can't understand why police didn't arrest priest"
The former Bishop of Derry Dr Edward Daly has claimed that he does not know why the RUC did not arrest Fr James Chesney if they had reasonable suspicions that he was ....
Limerick priest expresses concern over youth drug use
A Limerick City based priest and social commentator has claimed that children as young as 10 are becoming addicted to heroin in the city.  Fr Joe Young claimed ....
Report shows children in foster care at risk
Children are at risk of being placed with “unsafe carers,” according to a damning new internal Health Service Executive (HSE) audit. The unpublished report comes ....
Binge drinking makes women more likely to have abortions: study
Binge drinking increases the likelihood of having an abortion or taking the morning-after pill, a new study suggests. According to research carried out by academics ....
Bishop Willie Walsh concerned over traveller feud
The retiring Bishop of Killaloe Dr Willie Walsh has claimed that he has ongoing concerns about traveller feuds in Ennis.  Bishop Walsh said that he is very ....
Sexualisation of children not being tackled, say authors
Britain’s hyper sexualised society is harming children and the problem is not being addressed, two feminist authors have said. Speaking at the Edinburgh International ....
Good father-son relationships help men cope with stress: study
Men who have good childhood relationships with their fathers cope better with daily stress, new research shows. Prof Melanie Mallers, who led the research project, ....
Minister pledges to help unmarried fathers
The Minister of State for Equality, Mary White has promised to help fathers who are being denied access to their children by their former partners. She said there ....
Students' stress
As the Leaving Certificate results were released yesterday, concerns were raised about young people’s stress and the temptation to drink alcohol in ....
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