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Winner New to IT Award Hobbies on the Net
John Flynn (aged 63), Waterford City, Co. Waterford Sean Radley, Millstreet., Co. Cork
Having spent many years caring for his mother, John For Sean Radley, IT is a passion, particularly
struggled when she passed away, drinking heavily when it comes to his enthusiasm and drive in his
and suffering with depression. With his doctor’s local community. From Millstreet, County Cork Sean
support, John was advised and encouraged to get founded the community website www.millstreet.ie
out and meet people. He joined Age Action’s Getting which documents the life of the local community
Started programme in October 2013 and loved it so and keeps North Cork up to date with all the latest
much that he immediately rushed out to buy a laptop news from the surrounding area. Sean was also
and connect himself on email and the various social instrumental in the launch of the local community
media platforms. Since then, his life has completely TV station LTV and LTV2 and regularly produces and
changed and he is now a regular user of the internet presents numerous programmes on the channel’s
for corresponding and watching his favourite sports schedule. As well as being an Arts and culture lover,
programmes and matches including football and Sean is also a music aficionado. As a member of the
racing. John was recently elected Treasurer of the Millstreet Gramaphone Club, Sean uses his IT skills
official Waterford GAA supporters’ club (Company to download and create CDs of the old music for the
Club Deise) and is looking forward to using his club’s members. He was nominated by Louise Bourke
computer skills for the benefit of the club. He of IRD Dulhallow, a Rural Development Company,
has also taken a further computer course in the Sean has been described as a man before his time
Waterford Adult Education Centre and thanks Age for his vision, passion, enthusiasm and drive in local
Action for helping him become computer literate and community communications.
changing his life.
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Winner New to IT Award Hobbies on the Net
John Flynn (aged 63), Waterford City, Co. Waterford Sean Radley, Millstreet., Co. Cork
Having spent many years caring for his mother, John For Sean Radley, IT is a passion, particularly
struggled when she passed away, drinking heavily when it comes to his enthusiasm and drive in his
and suffering with depression. With his doctor’s local community. From Millstreet, County Cork Sean
support, John was advised and encouraged to get founded the community website www.millstreet.ie
out and meet people. He joined Age Action’s Getting which documents the life of the local community
Started programme in October 2013 and loved it so and keeps North Cork up to date with all the latest
much that he immediately rushed out to buy a laptop news from the surrounding area. Sean was also
and connect himself on email and the various social instrumental in the launch of the local community
media platforms. Since then, his life has completely TV station LTV and LTV2 and regularly produces and
changed and he is now a regular user of the internet presents numerous programmes on the channel’s
for corresponding and watching his favourite sports schedule. As well as being an Arts and culture lover,
programmes and matches including football and Sean is also a music aficionado. As a member of the
racing. John was recently elected Treasurer of the Millstreet Gramaphone Club, Sean uses his IT skills
official Waterford GAA supporters’ club (Company to download and create CDs of the old music for the
Club Deise) and is looking forward to using his club’s members. He was nominated by Louise Bourke
computer skills for the benefit of the club. He of IRD Dulhallow, a Rural Development Company,
has also taken a further computer course in the Sean has been described as a man before his time
Waterford Adult Education Centre and thanks Age for his vision, passion, enthusiasm and drive in local
Action for helping him become computer literate and community communications.
changing his life.
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