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Research finds majority of children use devices in their bedrooms

Research finds majority of children use devices in their bedrooms

Update: 2025-10-17
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New research by Ireland's online safety charity, CyberSafeKids, reveals that 83% of primary school children have access to internet-connected devices in their bedrooms, with 63% allowed to have them overnight. 

 We discuss further with Alex Cooney, CEO of Cybersafe Kids Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.

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Research finds majority of children use devices in their bedrooms

Research finds majority of children use devices in their bedrooms