'Appropriate' locationsIn disputing the board’s view, the council said it permitted considerable height increases in particular locations and has good reasons for not favouring additional height increases in other locations. The applicable building height guidelines provide for increased height in “appropriate” locations and its amendments accord with those guidelines, it says.

The investigation is ongoing, it added.With the recent revelations about the way Instagram affects the mental health of teenage girls, more concerns are being raised about the negative impact social media can have on young people.

Recent research from the Irish charity CyberSafeKids shows that 93 per cent of children aged 8–12 own smart devices and 84 per cent are signed up to social media and messaging apps.AdvertisementAs the online world develops at a rapid pace and kids jump from app to app, some parents may feel out of depth or worried about their child’s activity online.A lot of onus is put on “responsible parenting” for protecting kids online, rather than the major tech companies who have the power to monitor and regulate their sites.

Despite the power for ensuring online safety lying heavily with policymakers and tech companies, one thing concerned parents can do is improve their awareness of the risks that can come with the social media sites their kids are using.Concerns with popular appsAccording to CyberSafeKids, the most popular apps among Irish kids aged 8-12 are YouTube, TikTok, Whatsapp, and Snapchat. Instagram, however, is more popular with those aged 13 and older.

AdvertisementAlthough all the apps are different, CEO of CyberSafeKids, Alex Cooney, says that the areas of concern for parents remain the same across all sites.

Sharing personal information, exposure to inappropriate content, negative impacts on health and wellbeing, cyberbullying, and online grooming and extortion are the major five risk areas for kids online.Are there any anomalies?Live music events will not need a ticket, so long as there is no dancing.

AdvertisementPubs with live music will not automatically be subject to the new rules in relation to ticketing, however, if a pub wants to allow dancing in the way that nightclubs or live venues do, it will need the relevant licences and will have to be ticketed.Late-night industry representatives have raised concerns about what will happen to patrons who are already in a hospitality venue when a musical act with dancing involved comes on later in the evening. It is unclear if they will have to acquire a ticket, and leave the venue before re-entering.

When will the ticketing rules come into force?Regulations are expected to be published on Thursday, bringing the new rules into effect. This will mean that late-night venues will need to have the ticketing system in place and ready for customers on Thursday night.What has the reaction been from industry?Publicans are seeking a two-week delay on enforcing new ticketing requirements for events in late bars and pubs.