Dorothy wins silver surfer award after successful online property deals

A TECH-SAVVY grandmother who found an apartment on the internet after selling her home online is Ireland’s top silver surfer.

Dorothy Harrington, 76, originally from Co Down but now living in Dublin with her husband, Paddy, first went online eight years ago to book a holiday in Canada.

“Paddy was celebrating his 70th birthday and I wanted to surprise him so I arranged a trip on the internet to Toronto where he was born but had not been there since he was five years old,” she said.