50 Plus Show returns for third year
The 50 Plus Show takes place on 26 & 27 September to the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork.
Over 70 exhibits, demonstrations and workshops covering, health, hobbies & pastimes, rights & entitlements, volunteering, recruitment, personal finance, internet tuition, food, fashion, coin and stamp collecting and home and abroad holidays will be taking part at the event.
Popular features will be cooking demonstrations with Kate Wright and Jacques Brennan plus a series of arts & crafts workshop where participants can create and take home their work – all for free.
The Irish Heart Foundation and the Mater Private will be conducting free health checks and Sinead Ryan from Newstalk and the Irish Independent will be speaking on wills, inheritance and the fair deal scheme and available to answer queries afterwards.
Coin, stamp and collectable expert Mike Kelly will also be on hand to value your items as well as bridge workshops with Michael O’Loughlin.
Free digital advice/recruitment
The show will also have a Hi Digital area where people can get advice from experts on getting online and assisting people with their hobbies and travel, online banking, entertainment and shopping or just connecting with friends and family online.
And for anybody looking to get back into employment, whether part or full time, they have a jobs wall where qualified employer relations officers from the Dept of Social Protection will be promoting vacancies both full and part time for the over 50s along with training courses available for people to upskill. A number of companies and organisations will also be exhibiting eho are looking for people to volunteer or join their club, organisation or society.
AI demos
Curious as to how artificial intelligence can benefit your life and want to take part in AI workshops and share your feedback, making sure your voice helps shape the future of AI?
Age Friendly AI will be hosting AI literacy workshops as part of their Share Your Thoughts Campaign at the event.
There’s a free shuttle bus service from Cork city centre to the Radisson Blu – a timetable is available at seniortimes.ie.