All smiles (left to right) Joe Veselsky, Dr Patricia Stapleton, Joe McGovern (Photo: RTE News) by Pat O'Brien Founder member of the Swaythling Club International and Life President of the Irish Table Tennis Association, last year on Saturday 20th October 2018, Joe Veselsky celebrated his 100th birthday. Most notably starting in 2010, he attended extramural activities at Trinity College Dublin; in 2016 he was awarded an Honorary Masters’ Degree. Needless to say he was the university's most senior student. It is fact that has caught the attention the media in Ireland; recently RTÉ News Ireland praised the centenarian and his colleague, eight years the junior. No ordinary Joes – inspiring lifelong learning by Philip Bromwell Two of Ireland’s oldest students have been hailed as inspiring examples of
