Mary McCarthy

BREAKING: The government will impose age or functionality restrictions on social media for children under 16, regardless of the outcome of its ongoing consultation, a move called "desperate" by Sky's @joncraig. Columnists Kevin Maguire and Sara Vine react on #TheWrap

Europe is moving to ban under-15s from social media. National bans are piling up — and the European Commission says the enforcement technology is already in place. Watch #EUXL

Norway said it would present a bill in parliament by year-end to ban children from using social media until they turn 16, making technology companies responsible for the task of age verification reut.rs/4czE7BO

Fair play to Lloyd Webber - sharing his story will offer hope & encouragement to many I would imagine

As the crisis in Sudan moves into its fourth year, fighting still rages in large parts of the country. It’s causing new displacement and extending the daily tragedy for millions of people with no clear end in sight. The world must not look away. #KeepEyesOnSudan

Excellent news !!...the long awaited EU wide age verification app is ready - it won't check for other details , just your age, so protects privacy - ...bring it on!!...at last parents today can hope that their young kids can become teenagers in a safer, nicer world

In a lifetime - how much joy Moya Brennan gave ...so very sad...RIP...what a magnificient lady...this is in Dublin three years ago at the age of 70

Getting covid vibes....Time to fill the freezer & mothball the car #energycrisis

Day 1,650 of the Taliban banning #Afghan girls and women from getting the education they deserve. Women continue to suffer under this oppressive regime. You are not forgotten. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

Thirteen year olds on TikTok & Instagram selling make up & skincare & the goal of perfection to other 13 yr olds Just one of the hundreds of reasons we should increase the age to use social media to allow children live their lives in the real world theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…

As a parent I feel guilty I gave my kids social media so young but we know better now Meta & co are businesses existing to make money, not the world a better place Zuckerberg ignored mental health & took the business case over keeping beauty filters bbc.com/news/articles/…

Snapchat and TikTok settled with Kaley before the trial...I guess they knew they would lose too bbc.com/news/articles/…

"Interestingly, Ireland's 182 days in the typical primary school year compares favourably or unfavourably (depending on your perspective) with 190 days in Northern Ireland". No wonder higher % of women work up North!! & their primary day is also longer rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

We need AI to help fight climate change not encourage us to consume more stuff we can do without. Making Alexa more conversational is Amazon wanting to get more data out of us so we can be better targeted to sell us stuff... aboutamazon.com/news/devices/a…

Making a joke of teenage girls being sexually abused? in what world can this happen? So worrying this appalling float -it tells us there are some who feel they can openly not take seriously the harrowing emotional suffering caused by sexual abuse independent.ie/opinion/commen…

This week, the the Perm Rep hosted, "Collaboration for Emerging Skills Needs: EU and National Perspectives" The event explored skills academies with case studies from 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇳🇱, the value of effective collaboration and putting people at the heart of skills development.

Meeting @Malala again and hearing her impassioned advocacy made me more committed than ever to stand with the women and girls of Afghanistan as they are systematically erased from public life and banned from secondary education.