Caught up in the world wide web

OVER the last six years Age Action has trained more than 11,000 older people in how to use a computer and, in doing so, has opened up their lives to a whole range of new and exciting experiences.

“It really is great,’ says Hilda Kingston, 68, a retired nurse from Bandon, Cork, who went on one of Age Action’s computer courses with her husband, George.

“Before all I could do was just about turn it on. I had never used a computer at work. Now I find it very handy for Googling things, finding information and it really helps doing the crosswords.