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Is it time to bring back the landline?

Parents around the world are worried about their kids' screentime, and for some, they feel they h...

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16.00 7 Apr 2026


Is it time to bring back the landline?


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16.00 7 Apr 2026


Parents around the world are worried about their kids' screentime, and for some, they feel they have the solution: the landline.

Many of our kids won’t know what a landline is if they saw one, but is it time to reintroduce this old technology?

Esther McCarthy is Weekend Columnist with the Irish Examiner, and joins Ciara and Shane to discuss.


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