A poster campaign aimed at highlighting the effects that bullying has on the lives of children and young people was launched in Dublin today.
A number of well-known figures from the world of music and the arts are participating in the ISPCC campaign, which will last for four weeks.
The society hopes the campaign will encourage children and young people to stand up to bullying and to find the strength to talk about it and to seek support.
Saoirse Ronan, Mark Feehily, Louis Walsh, Laura Whitmore and Jedward all feature in posters with cuts and bruises to represent the lasting effect bullying can have on lives.
"I know at first hand how the impact of being bullied as a teenager can quite literally last a lifetime," said Westlife member and ISPCC ambassador Mark Feehily. "I thought that if we could involve well known ISPCC ambassadors perhaps people will think twice about bullying or indeed allowing bullying to happen."
Bullying can take on many forms from physical threats to online harassment and the Childline service received some 2,300 calls and messages everyday from young people last year alone.
Almost a quarter of these contacts related to abuse and welfare, including bullying as well as issues around mental health.
Childline is available to every child in Ireland 24 hours a day on 1800 66 66 66 or online at Childline.ie.