Interim study focuses on cell phones in schools: 'There is a cry for us to do something'
Rep. Chad Caldwell led an interim study Monday to highlight his concerns about cell phones in schools and bring together ...
Sinn Féin ‘border hopping’ on criticism of mobile phone pouches spend, says Norma Foley
Smartphone usage a ‘serious health and welfare issue’ for thousands of students, according to Minister for Education ...
Musk steps up Starlink access as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk ramped up the rollout of Starlink’s direct-to-cell service for areas expected to be hit Wednesday by ...
Bridget Phillipson urged to take immediate action to curb use of smartphones in schools until age 16
Bridget Phillipson has been urged to take immediate action to tackle the use of smartphones by children in schools by a group ...
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Mary Lou McDonald demands Taoiseach scraps Budget plans for €9m of mobile-phone pouches in schools
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has written to the Taoiseach about the decision to spent €9m on phone to lock pupils’ ...
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Spending €9m on phone pouches 'unfathomable' - McDonald
The Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has branded the Budget allocation of €9 million for mobile phone pouches in secondary ...
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Mobile phone pouches: private schools can also apply as Taoiseach accuses SF of hypocrisy on €9m scheme
Taoiseach Simon Harris has accused Sinn Féin of hypocrisy in objecting to €9m in funding being allocated to schools to buy ...
‘Grotesque & inexcusable’ €9m mobile phone ban schools ‘weren’t crying out for’ defended amid growing scrap plan calls
THE Government’s plan to spend €9 million on locked phone pouches for secondary schools has been branded “grotesque, inexcusable” and a “pet project” by opposition parties. The Keeping Childhood ...
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Teachers slam government for €9m spend on locking phones during school
The government will fund schools to buy pouches ... are in a worse position to tackle “the challenges posed by mobile phones” now than they would have been years ago before cuts to posts ...
€9 million phone pouches plan for schools branded ‘pet project’
The Dublin government’s proposal to spend €9 million on locked phone pouches for secondary schools has been branded ...