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Getting information

7-12

years

old

What does this mean?

It’s your right to get information about things like your rights, your culture, the world, staying well.

The UNCRC says so!

Adults in your life should make sure the information you get isn’t bad for you.

The information should be easy for you to understand and right for your age. The government and adults in your life should make sure the internet is a safe place.

You can get this information from radio, newspaper, books, computers and other places, from all around the world.

Sophie’s story

Hi, I’m Sophie. I’m twelve and lately, Mam and Dad got me my first phone. I was sooo excited. The only thing is, I was staying up really late watching videos and in the mornings, Mam could see I was really tired, impacting my right to rest. Because she wanted what’s best for me, she put a control on my phone, so that I can only use it before 8pm and so that I wouldn’t be able to see any dangerous information! That way, my right to be safe is also protected.

You don’t have the right to a mobile phone, but you do have the right to get information for free, for example, in the library, where there are computers and books.

There is no ‘right to the internet’ yet. This means we have to pay for the internet, but it is still the Government’s job to make sure you can use the internet wherever you live in Ireland, so you can get information.

Joe’s story

I’m Joe, I’m eight and I’m from Mayo and I’m in third class. I really needed to use the computer for a school project but the internet where I live is really slow. If the government don’t help make it work faster, I won’t get my right to information and my right to education will be affected too!

Find out what you can do when you’re not getting your rights.