Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Equality

Safety and Well-being of Children Online: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Luke McCluskey:

The abuse that I would go through for having long hair. Again, I was getting called a girl and gay. There was a lot of homophobia as well. I am not even gay. It was ruthless. Imagine if I was in the closet and that was happening, it could be detrimental to your well-being.