‘A lot of people are traumatised’ – Irish phone addicts will take cases against social media companies here, says expert
‘A lot of people are traumatised’ – Irish phone addicts will take cases against social media companies here, says expertOne million people in Ireland are suffering ‘mild to moderate’ harm from social media, says Prof Colin O’GaraPsychiatrist is also seeing ‘a monstrous number of porn users in Ireland’Dr Colin O'Gara - harmful phone use is now affecting 20pc of the Irish populationNiamh Horan Today at 06:30A leading addiction specialist has said it is “inevitable” that Irish people will try to take legal action against social media companies over the harm that online content can cause to their mental health.
Source: Irish Independent March 29, 2026 15:02 UTC
