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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
EDITION NO. 34,818
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Gardaí, Trend Micro join forces in drive to combat cyber-bullying
Maria O’Brien, Greenmount, who won a trip to Miami to see Justin in Picture: Larry Cummins concert, as a part of an Adidas competition.
Oh baby baby baby oh! Maria jets off to Justin GREEMOUNT girl Maria O’Brien is jetting to Miami today to meet her idol Justin Bieber. The 18-year-old Christ King student is one of five people who will meet the superstar —
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who is now the world’s most followed person on Twitter — after winning a competition. Maria says she is his ‘biggest fan’ and meeting him has always been her dream. ● See page three.
Bullied Cork teens died by suicide
TWO Cork teenagers who were subjected to online bullying have died by suicide in the past six months. In both instances, the bullying took place on social networking sites over a number of months. Patricia Behan of Suicide Aware revealed the deaths, which are not related, as the group prepares to enter a partnership with community gardaí and internet safety company Trend Micro in a bid to stamp out cyber bullying in Cork schools. Up to a dozen gardaí are to be
By ANN MURPHY
trained by Trend Micro to prepare them to go into schools and highlight the dangers of the internet. In turn, gardaí will educate Trend Micro employees at their Model Farm Road base on legislation around the areas of cyber crime and cyber bullying. As part of the three-prong approach, Suicide Aware representatives will be also be involved to highlight the dangers posed by cyber bullying to mental health. The programme will be rolled out in ● Continued on page two.
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