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# Teens

Last week
21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023
Voices
Author: Building young adult fiction requires a set of strong characters
Sam Blake has had much success with novels in the past and now she has a new YA series hitting the shelves.
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May 21st 2023, 7:00 AM
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# Education
How are Ireland's 15-year-olds doing in school compared with the rest of the world?
Ireland’s students among top performers in reading, science and maths, but are more dissatisfied with their lives.
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Dec 3rd 2019, 1:13 PM
# grow up
Scientists say adolescence now lasts until the age of 24
Experts have argued the definition should be changed so that laws and social policy can be developed around it.
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Jan 19th 2018, 1:17 PM
# lit festival
These Waterford teens have set up Ireland's first youth-run literary festival
We talked to them about how they did it.
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Nov 5th 2017, 8:00 PM
# Manchester
Two arrests after 12-year-olds take ecstasy and are hospitalised
The girls are in a stable condition.
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Jun 20th 2016, 9:07 AM
# these hoes
This teen's demanding relationship contract is going viral
No hoes.
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Jun 10th 2016, 9:51 PM
# i'm a cool mom
LOOK at this teen's reaction to her parents showing up at her school dance
RUINING MY LIFE!
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Mar 29th 2016, 10:00 PM
# maddie and shane
A Kerry lad has set up a fundraising page so he can visit his American girlfriend
This is the romance of the decade. We’re not even joking.
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Mar 11th 2016, 9:41 AM
# what's a modem
Today's teens are completely befuddled by Windows 95, and you're ancient
*dial up noise*
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Mar 9th 2016, 9:37 AM
# disenfranchised
Here's what these teens would change to make Ireland a better place
Ahead of the election TheJournal.ie spoke to six Irish teenagers about what they want for the country over the next four years.
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Feb 25th 2016, 8:00 PM
# Gardasil
HSE response to TV3 documentary: HPV vaccine has 'good safety record'
Concerns have been raised over the HPV vaccine administered to schoolgirls across the country.
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Dec 15th 2015, 12:13 PM
# Gardasil
Teenage girl reportedly suffered fit in school after getting HPV vaccine
Abbey Colohan is just one teenager who will feature in a documentary about the vaccine.
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Dec 13th 2015, 8:09 PM
# Manchester
WATCH: Teen sentenced for robbing a Subway armed with a machete
The 16-year-old boy threatened staff with the knife, before ripping a cash register from its drawer.
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Dec 4th 2015, 9:39 PM
# spice bag
Irish teens are using '#spicebag' to tag their 'stunning' Instagram selfies
“Spice bag” has taken on a whole new meaning.
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Oct 20th 2015, 8:21 PM
# omg cringe
How Embarrassing Were You As A Teen?
BE ABSOLUTELY HONEST.
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Sep 17th 2015, 9:30 PM
# slangin'
How Well Do You Speak Teen?
OMG WYRN?
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Sep 7th 2015, 12:14 PM
# youths
Teens are changing 'no' to 'HELL YEAH' in their mams' phones (with A++ results)
Won’t somebody think of the mams?
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Aug 24th 2015, 9:20 AM
# Sex Week
How many times a week? Sex in Ireland by the numbers
The facts (and figures) of life.
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Jul 26th 2015, 9:30 PM
# mugged
Model Thalia Heffernan mugged by teens on way to work
The 20-year-old model was struck in the face as a teenage girl ripped her bag off her back.
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Jul 15th 2015, 10:39 AM
# Safe sex
Teenagers invent a condom that changes colour if you have an STI
It’s all about the molecules.
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Jun 24th 2015, 10:40 PM
# teenage dirtbag
12 fashion disasters all Irish teen lads faced in the 00s
How were these allowed to happen?
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Jun 22nd 2015, 9:30 PM
# The Kids Are Alright
Fewer school children are drinking alcohol every week
Young people are happier and healthier than they were 10 years ago. Good for them.
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Mar 25th 2015, 1:54 PM
# get it together
Want to help your kids survive in today's world? Teach them to cop on
The fake Internet world our children are growing up in is making them more vulnerable in the real world – but you can help.
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Mar 15th 2015, 6:00 PM
# Sydney
Australian teen brothers stopped on way to join Islamic State
Authorities said the boys were radicalised over the Internet and their parents were shocked.
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Mar 9th 2015, 10:21 AM
# Florida
Teens charged over child pornography Instagram account with 'cruel comments'
Followers were encouraged to post sexually explicit images of teens in the area to “expose” them.
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Feb 13th 2015, 11:52 AM
# Missing
Two teens in care who disappeared last year are still missing
Both teens had arrived in Ireland unaccompanied.
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Jan 24th 2015, 5:00 PM
# Children in Care
Teens in State-run home were leaving regularly to take drugs
A Hiqa report found the care centre was not run in a way that the children were always safe and protected from themselves.
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Jan 12th 2015, 4:25 PM
# aaaahhhhhhh
Families are filming teenagers' meltdowns after getting One Direction tickets for Christmas
THAT moment.
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Dec 30th 2014, 4:43 PM
# Clondalkin
Gardaí seek info on car after teen (15) dies and 4 others are injured in collision
The car collided with a tree last night.
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Dec 21st 2014, 7:20 PM
# toilet roll
6 essential instructions for the teenagers in your life
This is our dishwasher, there are many like it, but this one is ours.
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Dec 7th 2014, 9:30 AM
# School's Out
9 Irish teens who are only delighted about today's teachers' strike
Thank you, teachers.
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Dec 2nd 2014, 7:41 AM
# tugce
Outrage as student dies after confronting men who were harassing teens
The 23-year-old is said to have been attacked in a McDonald’s car park.
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Dec 1st 2014, 8:34 AM
# trailers
VIDEO: Your weekend movies... The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt 1
Cinema trip this weekend? DailyEdge.ie brings you snippets from new releases to help you decide where to put your money.
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Nov 20th 2014, 8:30 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you object to Ask.fm's move to Ireland?
The controversial site has updated its safety policies after reports of cyberbullying.
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Nov 5th 2014, 9:27 AM
# get moving
Compulsory 2 hours of PE per week needed to stop the rise of teen obesity
It is estimated that one in five Irish teenagers is overweight or obese.
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Oct 30th 2014, 8:00 PM
# TechKnowHow
Thinking of getting your child a smartphone? Here's what you should consider
The children and teens of today might be more tech savvy, but that doesn’t mean you should automatically get them a smartphone.
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Oct 26th 2014, 11:00 AM
# science boffins
TIME names Cork award-winners among most influential teens of 2014
Emer Hickey, Sophie Healy-Thow and Ciara Judge have won a heap of awards for their science discoveries.
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Oct 14th 2014, 7:33 AM
# happy
Teens with cerebral palsy rate their quality of life as comparable with their able-bodied peers
Pain was one of the main reasons that reduced the quality of life for adolescents.
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Oct 7th 2014, 7:30 AM
# pass out challenge
Explainer: What is the 'pass out challenge'?
Doctors are warning teenagers not to try the dangerous challenge.
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Sep 17th 2014, 1:45 PM
# boyhood irl
This teenager took a selfie every day for seven years
It’s the real-life Boyhood.
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Aug 11th 2014, 4:20 PM
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