Meet new people on the Internet

Last year we wrote about retired engineer Catherine Walshe from Cork who is passionate about the advantages of the Internet for…

Last year we wrote about retired engineer Catherine Walshe from Cork who is passionate about the advantages of the Internet for older people. Her main point is that the Internet offers those who are housebound or a bit lonely the opportunity to "meet" and make new friends from the comfort of their own fireside. Catherine has now set up her own website in an attempt to put senior surfers in touch with each other. You can check it out at http://homepage.eircom.net/katcha

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Olive Keogh

Olive Keogh

Olive Keogh is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in business