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# sex-education - Monday 18 July, 2022

New SPHE syllabus to teach Junior Certs how to recognise domestic violence, minister says

# Sex Education

New SPHE syllabus to teach Junior Certs how to recognise domestic violence, minister says

Updated Jul 18th 2022, 3:03 PM 14,059 Views 0 Comments

Emotional wellbeing, gender, and how to be safe online will be updated features of a new SPHE curriculum.

# sex-education - Thursday 20 May, 2021

A teacher: Early years sex education can reduce aggression in children and improve gender equality

# Column

A teacher: Early years sex education can reduce aggression in children and improve gender equality

May 20th 2021, 8:25 AM 19,943 Views 41 Comments

Teacher Dearbhla Crosse says the new teachings for Catholic primary schools from the Irish Bishops Conference is not in line with latest research.

# sex-education - Thursday 29 April, 2021

New Catholic school sex education programme not in line with Government policy, says Tánaiste

Apr 29th 2021, 1:55 PM 47,849 Views 76 Comments

Róisín Shortall said the transfer of patronage was ‘a snail-paced programme’.

# sex-education - Saturday 7 March, 2020

Catholic group that taped students together in sex ed talks develops presentation for primary schools

# Pure In Heart

Catholic group that taped students together in sex ed talks develops presentation for primary schools

Mar 7th 2020, 7:30 AM 118,839 Views 169 Comments

Teenagers have previously spoken to TheJournal.ie about the presentations in secondary schools – in one case a group was told condoms fail one in six times.

# sex-education - Monday 7 October, 2019

Lynn Ruane: 'We can't keep failing young people with inadequate sex education'

# Column

Lynn Ruane: 'We can't keep failing young people with inadequate sex education'

Oct 7th 2019, 6:30 AM 12,797 Views 53 Comments

We are hopefully moving towards a country with a more positive attitude to sex and relationships.

# sex-education - Monday 1 July, 2019

Concerns raised over 'limited' access to appropriate sex education for Irish kids

# Istanbul Convention

Concerns raised over 'limited' access to appropriate sex education for Irish kids

Jul 1st 2019, 6:15 AM 8,721 Views 28 Comments

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has set out its recommendations for key priority actions for the State.

# sex-education - Saturday 8 June, 2019

Parents' protest leads to Dublin school cancelling plans for Catholic agency to offer sex education

# Educate Together

Parents' protest leads to Dublin school cancelling plans for Catholic agency to offer sex education

Jun 8th 2019, 4:20 PM 33,572 Views 76 Comments

Parents had objected to a religious agency offering education at a multi-denominational Educate Together school.

# sex-education - Tuesday 21 May, 2019

# Factcheck

FactCheck: Will children aged 4 and under be taught about masturbation if the sex education bill becomes law?

May 21st 2019, 12:05 AM 73,930 Views 53 Comments

The claim was made by a Renua local election candidate.

# sex-education - Sunday 12 May, 2019

In Russia, men and women are turning to sex coaches to get over Soviet-era taboos

# Sex Education

In Russia, men and women are turning to sex coaches to get over Soviet-era taboos

May 12th 2019, 5:00 PM 43,401 Views 25 Comments

Sex, as a subject, remains largely an unmentionable in Russia.

# sex-education - Monday 29 April, 2019

Irish government to consider similar legislation to UK 'porn block' law

# Child Protection

Irish government to consider similar legislation to UK 'porn block' law

Apr 29th 2019, 6:10 AM 26,706 Views 56 Comments

From July pornography sites will be required to have robust age-verification systems in place for UK users.

# sex-education - Tuesday 29 January, 2019

# Overhaul

External agencies providing sex ed in schools to be regulated in recommended radical overhaul

Jan 29th 2019, 12:05 AM 13,295 Views 90 Comments

A report launching today calls for a radical overhaul of how sex education is taught in both primary and secondary schools.

# sex-education - Tuesday 18 December, 2018

# Opinion

Opinion: Let's talk about sex and pornography - like adults do

Dec 18th 2018, 7:00 AM 28,803 Views 44 Comments

Now is the time for a mature and sensible discussion about sex and porn. We really need mandatory modern sex education introduced in schools too, writes Caroline West.

# sex-education - Saturday 29 September, 2018

First-born children more likely than younger siblings to learn about sex from parents

# Sex Education

First-born children more likely than younger siblings to learn about sex from parents

Sep 29th 2018, 6:00 AM 6,792 Views 2 Comments

The order in which children are born may play a significant role in how they learn about sex, especially for boys.

# sex-education - Wednesday 8 August, 2018

Minister on bishop's comments: 'Contraception is fact of life now for women'

# Bishop Of Elphin

Minister on bishop's comments: 'Contraception is fact of life now for women'

Aug 8th 2018, 6:20 AM 17,191 Views 38 Comments

Mary Mitchell O’Conner said she agreed with the health minister that religion should not determine health and social policy in Ireland.

# sex-education - Tuesday 7 August, 2018

Minister 'shocked' and 'taken aback' at the age Irish children are viewing pornography

# Sex Ed

Minister 'shocked' and 'taken aback' at the age Irish children are viewing pornography

Aug 7th 2018, 3:45 PM 29,549 Views 63 Comments

A new survey finds that 53% of boys in Ireland first watched porn under the age of 13.

# sex-education - Thursday 5 July, 2018

'Like rabbits caught in headlights': Catholic schools head says sex ed has not moved with the times

# Sex Education

'Like rabbits caught in headlights': Catholic schools head says sex ed has not moved with the times

Jul 5th 2018, 11:45 AM 13,648 Views 48 Comments

TDs and Senators pressed on if elements of sex education would be left out of the curriculum in Catholic schools.

# sex-education - Wednesday 16 May, 2018

Government to provide more free condoms to tackle crisis pregnancies

# Free Contraception

Government to provide more free condoms to tackle crisis pregnancies

May 16th 2018, 6:37 PM 24,931 Views 95 Comments

Consideration is also being given to the extension of the provision of the morning-after pill.

# sex-education - Thursday 10 May, 2018

Like the rest of us, Saoirse Ronan received some pretty dodgy sex education at school

# On Chesil Beach

From The Daily Edge

# On Chesil Beach

Like the rest of us, Saoirse Ronan received some pretty dodgy sex education at school

May 10th 2018, 6:38 PM 6,538 Views 0 Comments

Saoirse Ronan had to pay 20c for every bit of info she wanted to know about sex.

# sex-education - Monday 7 May, 2018

'The only thing I remember about sex education was STIs': Young people have their say on sex education

# Speaking Out

'The only thing I remember about sex education was STIs': Young people have their say on sex education

May 7th 2018, 8:00 PM 9,018 Views 34 Comments

Recent survey results from Youth Work Ireland have shown how recent events like the #MeToo movement have changed the conversation around sex.

# sex-education - Saturday 5 May, 2018

Coveney: 'Sex education isn't about religion. The State must ensure young people get the facts'

# Sexual Health

Coveney: 'Sex education isn't about religion. The State must ensure young people get the facts'

May 5th 2018, 7:00 AM 8,338 Views 42 Comments

He said young people today are exposed to much more explicit forms of pornography and sexual content than any generation before them.

# sex-education - Monday 23 April, 2018

# Online

Poll: Is online pornography a 'useful' way to learn about sex?

Apr 23rd 2018, 8:53 AM 25,934 Views 102 Comments

A new survey suggests that around one in five young people feel that it is a useful way to find out about sex.

# sex-education - Thursday 19 April, 2018

# Sex Education Bill

From The Daily Edge

# Sex Education Bill

Here's how Twitter reacted to Fianna Fail's opposition to the sex education bill

Apr 19th 2018, 6:55 PM 3,788 Views 0 Comments

Some politicians seem to be stuck in 1971

# sex-education - Friday 13 April, 2018

Varadkar condemns list in Cork school that said 'the girls with the most number of ticks will get raped'

# Mallow

Varadkar condemns list in Cork school that said 'the girls with the most number of ticks will get raped'

Apr 13th 2018, 5:15 PM 32,405 Views 119 Comments

The list proves the need to modernise our sexual education in schools, the Taoiseach said.

# sex-education - Wednesday 4 April, 2018

'Religious groups shouldn't be involved in sex education'

# Let's Talk About Sex

'Religious groups shouldn't be involved in sex education'

Apr 4th 2018, 7:00 PM 18,800 Views 123 Comments

Proposed legislation seeks to remove religious ethos from sex education in schools.

# Sex Education

From The Daily Edge

# Sex Education

9 things that won't be included in the new sex education curriculum

Apr 4th 2018, 6:29 PM 11,359 Views 2 Comments

You can’t teach someone to be prepared for when Mambo No. 5 accidentally comes on shuffle.

# sex-education - Tuesday 3 April, 2018

# Sex Education

Minister orders full review of sex education in schools

Apr 3rd 2018, 7:18 AM 18,332 Views 65 Comments

Richard Bruton is due to address the annual conference of the ASTI teachers’ union this morning.

# sex-education - Friday 9 March, 2018

Government considering the roll-out of free contraception

# The Pill

Government considering the roll-out of free contraception

Mar 9th 2018, 1:12 PM 36,423 Views 97 Comments

Minister Harris said work to consider the costs and other implications is continuing within his department.

# sex-education - Sunday 7 January, 2018

Former footballer Richie Sadlier is winning praise for talking about consent classes on The Ray D'Arcy Show

# Yasssss

From The Daily Edge

# Yasssss

Former footballer Richie Sadlier is winning praise for talking about consent classes on The Ray D'Arcy Show

Jan 7th 2018, 9:34 AM 7,887 Views 4 Comments

Something all schools could benefit from.

# sex-education - Tuesday 12 December, 2017

Poll: When is the right time to explain where babies come from?

# Sex Education

Poll: When is the right time to explain where babies come from?

Dec 12th 2017, 5:53 PM 898 Views 1 Comment

A new report has called for better, more inclusive sex education.

# sex-education - Saturday 9 December, 2017

Young people want better sex education, gender-neutral toilets and LGBTI history taught in schools

# Equality

Young people want better sex education, gender-neutral toilets and LGBTI history taught in schools

Dec 9th 2017, 6:00 AM 20,798 Views 222 Comments

Young people who took part in the consultation want to see the normalisation of ‘non-traditional relationships’.

# sex-education - Tuesday 15 August, 2017

Jeremy Kyle got schooled on sex education this morning and everyone's morts for him

# Baby One More Time

From The Daily Edge

# Baby One More Time

Jeremy Kyle got schooled on sex education this morning and everyone's morts for him

Aug 15th 2017, 5:18 PM 8,487 Views 0 Comments

The shoe’s on the other foot, for once.

# sex-education - Thursday 30 March, 2017

Opinion: 'There is a massive avoidance of LGBT+ sex on the curriculum for sex ed'

# Sex Education

Opinion: 'There is a massive avoidance of LGBT+ sex on the curriculum for sex ed'

Mar 30th 2017, 6:30 AM 730 Views 115 Comments

Ireland needs to be more proactive around the area of sex education for LGBT+ teens, writes Cionnaith Ó Duibhir.

# sex-education - Wednesday 1 June, 2016

Large increase in under-16s having children, but decline in overall teenage birthrate

# Teenage Pregnancies

Large increase in under-16s having children, but decline in overall teenage birthrate

Jun 1st 2016, 9:48 AM 18,515 Views 59 Comments

The teenage birthrate has decreased by 60% since 2001.

# sex-education - Thursday 10 March, 2016

'I had sex with 40 women... I never did use condoms': Call for increased sex-ed in care homes

# Staying Safe

'I had sex with 40 women... I never did use condoms': Call for increased sex-ed in care homes

Mar 10th 2016, 4:52 PM 34,959 Views 24 Comments

A series of reports produced by Tusla and the HSE has found a need for a boost in sex education.

# sex-education - Wednesday 30 December, 2015

This 1980s Catholic Irish sex education video for girls is beyond parody

# God Knows What's Best

From The Daily Edge

# God Knows What's Best

This 1980s Catholic Irish sex education video for girls is beyond parody

Dec 30th 2015, 9:22 AM 18,858 Views 2 Comments

“Some people might call it a John Willy.”

# sex-education - Wednesday 23 December, 2015

This Italian porn star has offered to teach sex education in schools

Dec 23rd 2015, 6:52 PM 27,005 Views 47 Comments

Rocco Siffredi, known as the ‘Italian stallion’, said his industry has become a way to learn about sex for young people.

This eighties Irish sex education video is unbearably cringey

# Lovemaking

From The Daily Edge

# Lovemaking

This eighties Irish sex education video is unbearably cringey

Dec 23rd 2015, 6:24 PM 13,302 Views 10 Comments

“Everything is based on love”.

# sex-education - Sunday 11 October, 2015

We need to create a solution to abortion. Children as young as 8 need to get sex education in school

# Opinion

We need to create a solution to abortion. Children as young as 8 need to get sex education in school

Oct 11th 2015, 8:00 AM 18,621 Views 139 Comments

A lot of people will consider what I’m suggesting controversial, ridiculous or pointless – but we need to create real solutions to real problems and bring the number of abortions down, writes Liadan O’Connor.