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# sex education

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

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

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

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

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May 20th 2021, 8:25 AM

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

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

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Apr 29th 2021, 1:55 PM

# pure in heart

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

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.

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Mar 7th 2020, 7:30 AM

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

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

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Oct 7th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Istanbul Convention

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

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

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Jul 1st 2019, 6:15 AM

# Educate Together

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

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

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Jun 8th 2019, 4:20 PM

# factcheck

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

The claim was made by a Renua local election candidate.

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May 21st 2019, 12:05 AM

# sex education

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

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

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May 12th 2019, 5:00 PM

# Child Protection

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

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

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Apr 29th 2019, 6:10 AM

# overhaul

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

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

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Jan 29th 2019, 12:05 AM

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

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.

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Dec 18th 2018, 7:00 AM

# sex education

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

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

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Sep 29th 2018, 6:00 AM

# bishop of elphin

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

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

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Aug 8th 2018, 6:20 AM

# sex ed

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

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

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Aug 7th 2018, 3:45 PM

# sex education

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

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

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Jul 5th 2018, 11:45 AM

# free contraception

Government to provide more free condoms to tackle crisis pregnancies

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

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May 16th 2018, 6:37 PM

# On Chesil Beach

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

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

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May 10th 2018, 6:38 PM

# Speaking out

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

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

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May 7th 2018, 8:00 PM

# sexual health

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

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

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May 5th 2018, 7:00 AM

# Online

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

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

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Apr 23rd 2018, 8:53 AM

# sex education bill

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

Some politicians seem to be stuck in 1971

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Apr 19th 2018, 6:55 PM

# mallow

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

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

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Apr 13th 2018, 5:15 PM

# let's talk about sex

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

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

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Apr 4th 2018, 7:00 PM

# sex education

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

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

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Apr 4th 2018, 6:29 PM

# sex education

Minister orders full review of sex education in schools

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

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Apr 3rd 2018, 7:18 AM

# The Pill

Government considering the roll-out of free contraception

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

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Mar 9th 2018, 1:12 PM

# yasssss

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

Something all schools could benefit from.

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Jan 7th 2018, 9:34 AM

# sex education

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

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

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Dec 12th 2017, 5:53 PM

# Equality

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

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

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Dec 9th 2017, 6:00 AM

# Baby One More Time

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

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

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Aug 15th 2017, 5:18 PM

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

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

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Mar 30th 2017, 6:30 AM

# teenage pregnancies

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

The teenage birthrate has decreased by 60% since 2001.

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Jun 1st 2016, 9:48 AM

# staying safe

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

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

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Mar 10th 2016, 4:52 PM

# god knows what's best

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

“Some people might call it a John Willy.”

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Dec 30th 2015, 9:22 AM

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

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

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Dec 23rd 2015, 6:52 PM

# lovemaking

This eighties Irish sex education video is unbearably cringey

“Everything is based on love”.

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Dec 23rd 2015, 6:24 PM

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

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.

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