Casting the Net is a new youth-led audio series hosted by teens for teens exploring the breadth and depth of our online worlds.
In each episode, we cast the net wide to learn about the opportunities and challenges the internet brings, and hear from experts from around the globe.
The series focusses on topics that matter to teenagers, what we want to know, and how we can make the most of our time online.
The Webwise Youth Panellists speak to a range of guests including Susan Daly, Managing Editor with Journal Media; Julie Ahern, Legal, Policy and Services Director, Children’s Rights Alliance; Professor Richard Layte, Trinity College Dublin; Ciarán O’Connor, Senior Analyst at the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue; Elaine Burke, Science and Technology Journalist; Jennifer Dolan, Assistant Commissioner (Head of Children’s Data Protection Policy) in the Data Protection Commission; Dr. Colman Noctor; Mark Little, Journalist and Entrepreneur; and Orla Twomey, CEO, Advertising Standards Authority.
Watch with subtitles on YouTube.
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