Each year, Safer Internet Day takes place in February – a day designated to raising awareness of a safer and better internet for all, particularly for children and young people. Safer Internet Day (SID) is an EU wide initiative and is promoted and coordinated in Ireland by Webwise, the Irish Internet Safety Education Awareness Programme. This year the celebrations will be based around the theme, “Prepare / Protect / Thrive: Navigating Algorithms and Influencers.” This theme invites parents, schools, educators, young people, and all stakeholders to consider how algorithms and influencers shape young people’s lives. In a world of endless online information, Safer Internet Day will explore ways to empower children to thrive, equipped with skills to navigate both the opportunities and challenges of these powerful digital influences.
What is happening for Safer Internet Day in Ireland?
Safer Internet Day Event: Prepare / Protect / Thrive: Navigating Algorithms and Influencers
Hosted in Microsoft Dreamspace, the 2025 Safer Internet Day event brings together key stakeholders to discuss and reflect on the key opportunities and challenges facing children and young people online. With access to so much information online this Safer Internet Day we will explore how to protect and empower them to navigate the opportunities and challenges of these powerful influences.
Reflecting on the Safer Internet Day 2025 theme, the event will explore ways to help children and young people navigate algorithms and influencers online.
Hosted by Gavin Reilly (Virgin Media), there will be keynote addresses from Professor Debbie Ging (DCU), 5Rights Foundation and the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency.
In addition, we’ll hear from the Online Safety Commissioner; Niamh Hodnett, Webwise Youth Advisory Panel, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Hotline.ie, ISPCC, Media Literacy Ireland, Microsoft, National Parents Council and more.
Free Parents Webinars: Prepare / Protect / Thrive – Helping your child develop healthy digital habits.
This webinar series empowers parents to support their child’s online experience. Each session dives into key aspects of the digital world, from safe communication and healthy online play to identifying misinformation and understanding how algorithms and privacy affect daily digital life. Through practical guidance, parents will learn how to foster respectful, responsible, and positive digital habits in their children, ensuring a balanced approach to online safety and digital well-being. Expert guests for the series include Dr. Colman Noctor, Mark Little, and National Parents Council.
Schools and organisations get involved!
Share your plans for Safer Internet Day 2025 to feature on the Safer Internet Day Map and receive your FREE #SID2025 wristbands.
Please note: Due to a very high demand SID wristbands are now out of stock. Please still share your plans for Safer Internet Day and put your school or organisation on the map!
If you have any questions about Safer Internet Day or Digital Safety , you can also chat online to a Youth Information Coordinator or contact us on info@ncycs.ie and we can get back to you.