Safer Internet Day will take place on Tuesday, 11th February 2025. The celebrations will be based around the theme, “Prepare / Protect / Thrive: Navigating Algorithms and Influencers.” This theme invites parents, schools, educators, young people, and all stakeholders to consider how algorithms and influencers shape young people’s lives. In a world of endless online information, Safer Internet Day will explore ways to empower children to thrive, equipped with skills to navigate both the opportunities and challenges of these powerful digital influences.
Safer Internet Day in Ireland is coordinated by the Irish Safer Internet Centre, a partnership between Webwise, ISPCC, National Parents Council, and Hotline.ie, providing a range of complementary online safety services, including an education and awareness centre, child and parent helplines and a hotline. The Centre is coordinated by the Department of Justice and co-funded by the European Union.
Safer Internet Day Event: Prepare / Protect / Thrive: Navigating Algorithms and Influencers
Hosted in Microsoft Dreamspace, the 2025 Safer Internet Day event brings together key stakeholders to discuss and reflect on the key opportunities and challenges facing children and young people online. With access to so much information online this Safer Internet Day we will explore how to protect and empower them to navigate the opportunities and challenges of these powerful influences.
Reflecting on the Safer Internet Day 2025 theme, the event will explore ways to help children and young people navigate algorithms and influencers online.
Hosted by Gavin Reilly (Virgin Media), there will be keynote addresses from Professor Debbie Ging (DCU), 5Rights Foundation and the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency.
In addition, we’ll hear from the Online Safety Commissioner; Niamh Hodnett, Webwise Youth Advisory Panel, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Hotline.ie, ISPCC, Media Literacy Ireland, Microsoft, National Parents Council and more.
This webinar series empowers parents to support their child’s online experience. Each session dives into key aspects of the digital world, from safe communication and healthy online play to identifying misinformation and understanding how algorithms and privacy affect daily digital life. Through practical guidance, parents will learn how to foster respectful, responsible, and positive digital habits in their children, ensuring a balanced approach to online safety and digital well-being. Expert guests for the series include Dr. Colman Noctor, Mark Little, and National Parents Council.
Thousands of children and young people in schools across Ireland will be getting involved in Safer Internet Day! Lessons, workshops, and competitions are just some of the activities that will be taking place. If you are planning to take part in #SID2025 share your plans and put your school or organisation on the map!
Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.
Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.
Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry