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Call for 'superconnectors' to help older people get online

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From fitness classes to music lessons, cookery classes to yoga, social interaction has gone digital with the coronavirus pandemic.

But there are concerns many older people risk being left isolated if they struggle to keep up. A campaign is now under way in Co Louth that encourages younger people to buy older relatives a smart device this Christmas and then teach them how to use it.

Mary Dunne, an Ardee grandmother of 17, has embraced technology in recent years. She says it is something she was thankful for during lockdown. "I would have been lonely because I was used to having people around me.

I love meeting people, I love chatting to people. It would have been very lonely if I didn’t have my phone or iPad" she explains.

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