Fewer Irish silver surfers

Pensioners in Scandinavian countries are more than twice as likely to have access to the internet compared to Irish people, a new study shows.

Fewer Irish silver surfers

Older Irish women are also less likely to go online than their male counterparts, according to a survey published in the Irish Medical Journal.

Those who left school at an early age are also slower to access the internet, according to the survey.

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