Irish town agrees to delay children's smartphones until secondary school

In the Irish town of Greystones, parents have voluntarily agreed not to give their children smartphones until they reach secondary school age. The initiative, called “It Takes A Village,” is led by a local school principal. The aim is to reduce the impact of screen time on younger children. One local parent has supported the agreement. The story was featured on the BBC’s Tech Life programme, presented by Shiona McCallum. The episode also included a woman who survived a late-night attack and was inspired to create a wearable safety device. Separately, AI was left to run a cafe in Sweden as an experiment. The Greystones agreement has sparked discussion about the right age for a child to have a smartphone.