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# apps - Monday 10 September, 2018
32% of Irish children are talking to strangers online every week
Over half of nine year olds are on social media despite age restrictions, a new survey has found.
# apps - Tuesday 6 March, 2018
Parents Panel: What are your must-have apps for family life?
From educational games to the local mums’ network – our panel share their go-to tech tools.
# apps - Thursday 21 September, 2017
Government looking to develop app for serious weather alerts
Many said they were caught completely off guard by the weather in Donegal last month.
# apps - Friday 1 September, 2017
Feel like work is taking over your home life? Try streamlining your apps
If you find your job reaching into your life at all times of the day and night, you might benefit from a tactical app cull.
# apps - Wednesday 10 May, 2017
From coding to a new language, learn something new using your phone
With these apps, you can learn a new language, get fit, or become an astronomy expert.
# apps - Thursday 27 April, 2017
Challenge 4: Make an app hard to get at
You need the app – but you don’t want to be instantly drawn to it. Here’s what to do.
# apps - Wednesday 19 April, 2017
It's time to take this evening off using your phone*
*As best as you can – that’s what we’re asking on the third day of the first week of the process.
# apps - Friday 28 October, 2016
# apps - Thursday 27 October, 2016
Twitter is shutting down its Vine video app
No more looping videos for us.
# apps - Sunday 28 August, 2016
Here is a quicker way to delete large apps on your phone
If you need to free up space quickly, there is a more efficient way of doing it.
# apps - Sunday 7 August, 2016
Want to try out new phone features before anyone else? Sign up for beta testing
Once you’re aware of the obvious risks with such an approach, it’s useful in trying out features in advance.
# apps - Sunday 10 July, 2016
Finding it hard to fall asleep? These apps can help you out
If you’re having trouble getting yourself to sleep, perhaps you need something to ease yourself into it.
The Irish landmarks on Pokémon Go are hilariously grim
Pokémon love pubs, it seems.
# apps - Saturday 2 July, 2016
Need some help relaxing? These app could help you out
Because everyone needs a little bit of time to unwind.
# apps - Saturday 18 June, 2016
These football apps will help pass the time in-between games
Because what else are you going to do while the Euros aren’t on?
# apps - Tuesday 14 June, 2016
You'll FINALLY be able to remove most of those annoying iPhone stock apps
iOS 10 will let you remove most of Apple’s stock apps like Maps, Contacts, Mail and Music.
# apps - Saturday 11 June, 2016
These two apps could really help you in a medical emergency
Hopefully, you will never need to use them but you never know.
# apps - Saturday 4 June, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this bank holiday weekend
Since you’re going to be out and about, you may as well have a few apps to help you.
# apps - Tuesday 17 May, 2016
Windows 10 is planning to pack your Start menu with more ads
The number of promoted apps on your menu will increase from five to ten.
# apps - Saturday 7 May, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring a quick way to clear those redundant WhatsApp images, artsy photos and a motivational alarm from The Rock.
# apps - Thursday 5 May, 2016
It's not just you! Apple's App Store is malfunctioning for everyone
Those searching for apps like Google and Spotify won’t see the correct results.
# apps - Saturday 30 April, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring an app to hone your public-speaking, Giphy for Android, and a game in which you control a bucket of paint with legs.
# apps - Saturday 23 April, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring a way to keep track of your subscriptions, an intelligent homescreen for Chromecast and magic Scrabble.
# apps - Saturday 16 April, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring a way to get your family to put their phones down, telling your friends ‘I told you so’ and an endless runner with a twist.
# apps - Saturday 9 April, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring bad corgis, self-improvement and blocky mazes.
# apps - Saturday 2 April, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring Nintendo’s first app, a king rabbit and turning your speech into text.
# apps - Saturday 26 March, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring a quick way to transfer your CD collection to Spotify, kids learning music and a strategic board game.
# apps - Wednesday 23 March, 2016
Headwreck: How to make those annoying apps that come with your phone disappear
Apps that you can’t delete can take up space unnecessarily but there are workarounds.
# apps - Sunday 20 March, 2016
This is how you make sure your apps only update over WiFi
Usually, your apps update automatically, but it’s good to check.
# apps - Saturday 12 March, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring zooming GIFs, photos in van Gogh’s art style and a race to be king.
# apps - Wednesday 9 March, 2016
Here's how you can identify (and stop) annoying background apps
You don’t need to have games running in the background and draining your battery life.
# apps - Saturday 5 March, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring Wikipedia re-imagined, music makers and walkie-talkies.
# apps - Saturday 27 February, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring counting, completing tasks through cards and a master swordsman’s journey.
# apps - Friday 26 February, 2016
Microsoft gives up on its ambitious plan to bring Android apps to Windows
Although it hasn’t given up on its plan to bring more apps to Windows 10.
# apps - Wednesday 24 February, 2016
Renua wants elderly to use apps to stay in touch - but OAPs must buy the phones
The party says it’s “challenging stereotyping of elderly” but the measure has been criticised as “a bit mad”.
# apps - Saturday 20 February, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring photo ideas, public WiFi and 3D geometric shapes.
# apps - Saturday 13 February, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring personal podcasting, figuring out what to watch and drawing your own story.
# apps - Saturday 30 January, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring train times, dozing off to podcasts and expressions for alarms.
# apps - Monday 25 January, 2016
You can finally top up your Leap card using your phone (but not if you have an iPhone)
Good news, Android users!
# apps - Saturday 23 January, 2016
5 apps worth downloading this week
Featuring oldschool Mega Man action, watching YouTube on any iPad app and quick notes
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Poll: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
AS GOVERNMENT-FORMATION talks continue post-general election, some focus is now turning to the Seanad election.
The upper house consists of 60 senators who are appointed or elected in three different ways: The Taoiseach’s nominees, panels and the university panel.
There has been much discussion about the Seanad in recent years with many people viewing it as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether. The public was asked in a referendum in October 2013 whether the Seanad should be abolished – 51.7% said No, 48.27% said Yes.
The public previously voted to extend voting rights to all graduates of Irish third-level institutions, but a law allowing this to happen has never been enacted. However, many people argue this is still unfair given how many others would still be unable to vote.
What do you think: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
Poll Results:
Yes, to every citizen over 18 (3191)
The Seanad should be reformed or scrapped (2346)
Yes, to all third-level graduates (910)
No, it's fine the way it is (698)
I'm not sure (150)
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