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Sinn Féin leader slams 'Scandalous waste' of €9 million on mobile phone pouches

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has slammed the governments proposal of a €9 million spend of public money on mobile phone pouches for schools. She has described the spend as a "scandalous waste of public money at a time when so many schools are ...

03 Oct 2024 at 21:03

National News

Department estimates 1.7 million euro recurring cost for phone pouches

The Department of Education has estimated an additional 1.7 million euros in annual costs for the controversial school phone pouch scheme. The figure is based on an estimated 20% replacement rate for the pouches every year. It comes on top of a ...

06 Nov 2024 at 15:32

National News

Driver with NO licence caught using mobile phone while driving

An unlicensed motorist has been caught driving while using a mobile phone. According to An Garda Síochána, members of the DMR (Dublin Metropolitan Region) were running a checkpoint yesterday (May 18) when they spotted the driver with a phone ...

19 May 2024 at 11:59

National News

Parents needing to contact child at school can ring secretary ‘as in old days’

Parents who have to contact their children while in school will be able to do so through the “old-days” method, by ringing the school secretary, the Education Minister has said as she clamped down on use of mobile phones. Norma Foley said ...

28 Aug 2024 at 15:05

National News

Gardaí reveal 'four-fold increase' in one high risk activity while driving

Between 7am Wednesday morning, January 15 and 7am January 16, An Garda Síochána held a national day of action targeting the use of a mobile phone while driving. During this 24-hour period, Gardaí detected 266 drivers using their phone ...

17 Jan 2025 at 07:17

National News

Taoiseach accuses Sinn Fein of ‘hypocrisy’ over opposition to phone pouch scheme

The Taoiseach has attacked Sinn Fein “hypocrisy” over opposition to a mobile phone pouch scheme for schools. Simon Harris said he was “absolutely shocked” after receiving a letter from Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald in ...

04 Oct 2024 at 13:37

Local News

Drug driver caught after being spotted holding mobile phone

A motorist observed who drew the attention of Gardai when holding a mobile phone was arrested for drug-driving. Gardai from the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit made the detection. The driver was pulled over and subsequently ...

27 Oct 2023 at 09:40

National News

Extra two million euro needed for phone pouches every year, says Sinn Fein

There will be an additional two million euro annual cost for the controversial school phone pouch scheme, Sinn Fein has claimed. The Irish Government allocated nine million euro in the budget for a fund for schools to ...

06 Nov 2024 at 13:37

Crime & Court

Ten Donegal drivers caught using their mobile phones in one day

Gardaí from Buncrana and Letterkenny Roads Policing Units were out on the roads on Wednesday targeting drivers who were using/holding their mobile phones while driving and detected 10 road traffic offences while on ...

16 Jan 2025 at 09:24

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: How many people have traded in items in the past six months?

Nearly a fifth (19%) of people have traded in items for upgrades or cash in the past six months, as households look for ways to stretch their money further, a survey has found. Nearly a third (31%) of people ...

11 Aug 2022 at 12:16

National News

Smartphone bans have little to no impact on education or bullying – study

Smartphone bans have little or no impact on education, online bullying and wellbeing among students, according to a study by Dublin City University (DCU). Last week, new national guidance was issued to ...

18 Jun 2025 at 00:01

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