Computer Training

For those of us that didn’t grow up using computers every day they can sometimes seem confusing and more than a little scary, writes Bank of Ireland’s Adam Wild, but that’s no reason not to use them. 

To celebrate Age Action’s Positive Ageing Week (PAW), Revenue is inviting our older customers to drop into selected offices (details below) around the country to learn more about our online services and how to use them.

My name is Carmel and I am 74 years of age. I recently spent a month on holiday alone in Cochia, India which according to the natives is Gods Own Country. 

A short time ago, I read in a paper or magazine about the changes in life to come in the near future, especially for the elderly folk – and certainly for those who might be computer illiterate and may depend on other people in the family to keep them on the straight and narrow. 

Five years ago I came to Ireland to join my husband, who had then been working here for three years, writes Hana Niedermeierova. I was already fifty at that time and it was sometimes tough to find a job.

Maureen Cullinane is 72 but instead of taking it easy, the Cork woman is learning the Irish language, making radio documentaries, hating housework and channelling her inner Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg to train her peers as part of Age Action’s Getting Started computer training. She writes about her experiences for the Age Action blog.

Making Ireland Click is a new TV series, website, and social media campaign dedicated to helping people do more with digital.

It’s always something special when you see a local business giving back to a local community, but in a way it’s even more impressive when a major worldwide company takes some time out to help.

From learning to use email through Age Action's Getting Started Computer Training programme only three years ago, Betty Smith has since launched her own business.