Dr. Maureen Griffin, Tai Akinyemi representing Parents Associations and students from schools in attendance

"New Ross Home School Community Liaison and their Local Parent's Education Committee, in collaboration with New Ross Lions Club, hosted a huglely successful information day on the safe use of social media for students and parents. It was organised by the town's DEIS schools and non DEIS schools were invited to attend.

Forensic Psychologist Dr Maureen Griffin spoke to the students during different sessions about social media sites and apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and Viber, highlighting the potential dangers of sharing too much personal information online and the consequences of this".