Ireland will ‘go it alone’ on social media restrictions for children if EU cannot come to agreement, minister says

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Maeve McTaggart and Cillian Sherlock

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Media minister Patrick O’Donovan has said he is exploring options to introduce restrictions on social media for under 16s.

While the Government would prefer action at an EU-level, he told the Dáil that Ireland will “go it alone” if there is no agreement among member states.