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83% of Irish teenagers have their phones in bedrooms at night

83% of Irish teenagers have their phones in their bedrooms at night. That’s according to new research from Planet Youth which suggests that a lack of sleep is one of the biggest preventable health problems that teens are facing. We asked Lucy Wolfe, Sleep consultant, and author, how concerned should we be by these findings.

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08.00 22 May 2023


83% of Irish teenagers have their phones in bedrooms at night


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83% of Irish teenagers have their phones in their bedrooms at night. That’s according to new research from Planet Youth which suggests that a lack of sleep is one of the biggest preventable health problems that teens are facing.

We asked Lucy Wolfe, Sleep consultant, and author, how concerned should we be by these findings.


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