Around one in four young people in Ireland experience cyberbullying.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify the age group or time period. Different studies show varying rates: 26% for primary school children (2023), 25% for teenagers (2015), and 11% of children experiencing cyberbullying in the past 12 months according to NACOS 2021 data cited by DCU Anti-Bullying Centre.
• The most recent comprehensive data from CyberSafeKids (2023-2024 academic year) surveyed 7,176 children aged 8-14 across 101 schools in Ireland.
• Some sources indicate higher rates for secondary school students (up to 40% according to some reports) compared to primary school students.
• The 11% figure from NACOS 2021 represents a significantly lower prevalence rate, suggesting measurement differences across studies.

Sources

• PrimaryCyberSafeKidsDuring the 2023-2024 academic year, surveyed 7,176 children aged 8-14 years in 101 schools across Ireland on cyberbullying experiences
• SecondaryTheJournal.ie26% of 5,000 primary school children surveyed had seen or experienced something online in the last year that 'bothered' them; one in four primary school children report being cyber-bullied
• SecondaryDCU Anti-Bullying CentreNACOS 2021 survey found 11% of all children say they have experienced cyberbullying in the past 12 months
• SecondaryIrish IndependentOne in four Irish teens has suffered cyberbullying, higher than other countries where one in five experience it
• SecondaryEverymum.ieA quarter of primary school children and 40 percent of secondary school students have been subject to cyberbullying