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Is digitisation making us lose our social skills and manners ?

It’s good to talk, we’re told, but in a world of increased automation, where our phone can even b...

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17.35 17 Jun 2026


Is digitisation making us lose our social skills and manners ?


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It’s good to talk, we’re told, but in a world of increased automation, where our phone can even be our therapist, we’re slowly being silenced. So writes, Kathy Donaghy in the Irish Independent

But, are we losing our social skills, manners and even the ability to say a simple hello?

Joining Shane and Ciara was Journalist and writer Kathy Donaghy to discuss


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