Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today (Saturday 13 April) announced new initiatives to progress work on addressing bullying in schools from September 2024, as part of the Department of Education’s Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying. These will include the roll-out of new anti-bullying modules in primary and post-primary schools and the hosting of a Cineáltas showcase event.

The modules have been created by the Anti-Bullying Centre in DCU and build on the existing FUSE programme which addresses bullying-related topics including noticing, responding and reporting bullying, building bystander confidence and dealing with cyberbullying and online conflict.