You're arranging who travels with your children. Here's exactly how we protect their privacy, keep the community trusted, and put you in control.
We have no way to confirm that someone is who they say they are, or that they really have a child at your school. Anyone could, in theory, misrepresent themselves. So treat every new contact with the same care you'd give a stranger: arrange to meet in person at the school gate, talk a few times, and only share lifts once you're genuinely comfortable. Never feel pressured to commit, and always go with your instincts.
While you browse, you see another parent's approximate area only, never an exact address, and only their first name with a surname initial. Your exact location is never shown - parents only ever see your approximate area. Once you both accept a connection your full name is shared, and you choose whether to share your phone or email. We ask for the minimum we need and nothing more.
You choose who to connect with, you can ignore or block anyone, and you can stop sharing or leave at any time without explanation. Connections are mutual, so nobody gets your details unless you agree.
Every profile and message has a Report option. Reports go to the School Run team for review, and accounts can be suspended. In an emergency or if a child is at risk, contact An Garda Síochána on 112 or 999 first, then report it to us.
This is deliberate. In Ireland, taking payment for giving someone a lift can turn it into a taxi-like service and may invalidate your motor insurance. Lifts shared here are on a goodwill, neighbourly basis. If parents choose to share fuel costs privately, keep it to genuine cost-sharing and check with your own insurer that you're covered to carry other people's children.
We treat children's information as the most sensitive data there is. The service is built to comply with GDPR and Irish data-protection rules: clear consent, data kept only as long as needed, and the right to see or delete your data at any time.