A meeting on online safety for children is to take place this evening.
Online gaming for children can be a precursor to gambling and other addictions.
That's according to Marion Flanagan who has trained at the anti-bullying centre in DCU and will be hosting a meeting for parents in the midlands on internet safety.
The meeing will be held in the Innovation Centre in Borris-In-Ossory at 6:30pm this evening
Mrs Flanagan says she feels there should be no access to technology with WiFi in a child's bedroom:
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