The Internet has come a long way since its foundations were laid 40 years ago. Originally used by the American military to inter connect college research labs in America, the Internet now connects over 1.5 billion users worldwide. Fuelled by the expansion of broadband throughout Ireland, the country now has over 2.5 million Internet users. Comreg statistics show that 59% of Irish households have broadband. This expansion has changed modern society profoundly. With a new generation of Internet savvy kids coming along it won’t be long before we live in a virtual world.