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Are mobile phone bans in schools a real fix for classroom distraction?
Issues such as teaching, curriculum assessment and resources are also crucial to student engagement, but far more challenging ...
Most primary school-aged children have unsupervised smartphone access in bedroom – survey
Half of children acknowledge they spend too much time online, with 28% saying they could go online whenever they wanted ...
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Review: It’s the most affordable EV on the Irish market, but is the €17k Dacia Spring cheerful – or just cheap?
Concerns over range, cost and infrastructure have long dominated the conversation around electric vehicles (EVs), ...
McEntee to push ahead with €9m smartphone pouches as study casts doubt over their merits
New research found banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental health ...
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North Dublin school awarded digital wellbeing accolade
A vice-principal of a north Dublin secondary school has said they don’t need mobile phone pouches due to the fact they already embrace technology as part of their learning experience.
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Irish children getting mobile phones at average age of 9, study claims
According to research commissioned by eir, children in Ireland are using mobile phones for the first time at an average age ...
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Study reveals Irish children are receiving their first mobile phone at average age of nine
A study has found that children in Ireland are receiving their first mobile phones at an average age of nine years old.