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Thursday 8 December 2022
Walk-in centres will also be operational for this booster.
Four out of five teenagers surveyed said they had been subjected to sexual harassment in the last 12 months.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly got government approval to purchase millions of vaccine doses for use in 2022.
Work is underway on developing an appropriate stabilisation package for the sector.
Ireland is not included in this study, but other data shows a decline in Irish teen smoking levels over time.
Only 190,000 LAIV vaccines have been administered since October, out of 460,000 distributed.
The report revealed 37% of Irish teenagers already used an e-cigarette at some stage.
20% of 17 and 18 year olds surveyed were found likely to be depressed.
“Even if physical distancing measures are temporary, several months represents a large proportion of a young person’s life,” one author of a scientific opinion piece said.
Two friends, 15-year-old Tammi-Leigh Ferrin and 17-year-old Charlene Gallagher, went missing from the Ulster Hospital this morning.
That’s according to My World Survey 2, the largest ever study of Ireland’s youth mental health.
The findings published are part of a major study of over 10,000 13-16 year olds in England.
Researchers said: ‘The results of this study should raise awareness that young people are particularly vulnerable to the media.’
The incident happened yesterday afternoon.
The figures relate to weekly drinking among 15-year-olds.
There has been over a week of unrest following the deaths of the teens, who were killed by a speeding bus.
The number represents a 5% decline and the HSE has welcomed the trend.
You either sat on a wall or watched Jackass.
Christian Morris brought a defamation suit against the north Dublin fast food restaurant after a group of teenagers called him ‘a paedophile and a faggot’ and stole his phone.
Medical professionals who treated the teenagers said parents need to take more responsibility for their children’s behaviour.
Males are more likely than females to engage in sexting, a new survey has found.
The number of teenage pregnancies in Ireland has fallen by 64% in 15 years.
The two boys – aged 16 and 18 – are in custody.
The alleged attackers were described as both black and white youths and they were accompanied by females who witnessed the assaults.
We talked to them about how they did it.
Rates of child and adolescent obesity are highest (over 30%) in some islands in Polynesia.
The craze is an extension of a similar fad prevalent across the US last year, and coincides with the release of the Stephen King adaptation ‘It’.
Turn2MeYouth offers online peer support and individual counselling to 16-19 year olds.
The assault took place at about 4.30pm yesterday in west Belfast.
The two had been missing since yesterday morning.
The Mental Health Commission released its annual report today.
Children and technology expert Andy Phippen gives his advice to parents on the issue of sexting.
The Parisian catacombs comprise more than 150 miles of tunnels beneath the French capital.
Late-night mobile phone usage led to poorer mental health, reduced coping and lowered self-esteem.
We have to give teen viewers some credit for knowing the difference between truth and fiction, right and wrong, safe and dangerous, writes Lorraine Courtney.
Youth theatre is giving young people in Ireland the chance to express themselves, grow confident, and deal with issues in their lives.
Joseph Kelly had been in an argument shortly before his death.
The trend comes after gay couple Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes were attacked on their way home last weekend in Arnhem.
Meet the teens who are making people realise they can bring about change in their local community.
THE EIGHTH OF December is an important day in the run-up to the festive season.
For many, it signifies the beginning of the Christmas period and the decorations should only be put up today or after today. For others, the Christmas period began weeks ago and decorations are already up.
It’s also a day when hordes of shoppers from outside Dublin flock to either the capital or their nearest large town/city to pick up bits for Christmas.
So today we’re asking… Is 8 December the start of Christmas?
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