IMPORTANT:  Some branches are beginning a phased return to activities and events.  Please let us know if your branch has plans and we will post them here.

Mayo Branch

Branch Email: rstamayobranch@gmail.com.

Branch meetings are held in Mayo Teachers' Centre, Castlebar.  Members are notified of all branch meetings and activities by email.  New members should contact the branch to join the email contact list.

Mayo RSTA Branch AGM  was held on 15th February.

Election of Branch Offcers.

Chairperson: Carmel Heneghan      Secretary: Kevin McMahon    Treasurer: Antoinette Casey

Galway Branch

Branch Contact: rstagalwaybranch@gmail.com

Wexford Branch

The Wexford Branch would like to welcome all recently retired teachers to join the branch and participate in our various activities throughout the year.

Branch Meetings: Regular meetings are held in the Wexford Education Centre. Meetings are also held at the locations of our various trips.

Branch contact: rstawexfordbranch@gmail.com

Branch Meeting and AGM: 3rd November 2021.  The outgoing officers were re-elected. Click on the link for a report of the branch meeting and AGM.  AGM_Report.pdf

Wexford members enjoying the Autumn sunshine before their AGM.

Midland Branch

Branch email: rstamidlandbranch@gmail.com

Branch Meetings: Members will be notified by WhatsApp. New members should email their name and phone number to the email address above so they can be notified about meeetings and activities.

Branch AGM: The Branch AGM took place on Mon 18 October 2021 in the Annaly Hotel, Longford. The outgoing officers were re-elected. The meeting discussed suggestions for future activities. 

Future Activities

September 2022: Possible trip to Morocco

Other proposed events: Portumna Workhouse and Castle, EPIC Centre in I.F.S.C., Rindoon.

Cork Branch

Branch Email: rstacorkbranch@gmail.com

A Coffee Morning is held first Wednesday of each month in Hayfield Manor Hotel, College Road at 11.15 am.  All welcome.

Branch Summer Lunch 2022 at Hayfield Manor

View more photos from the lunch here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzQwc8

Branch Walk and Lunch

Cork branch members enjoying a siesta during at walk in Doneraile followed by lunch.

Cork Branch Report 2021/22 - Branch Secretary Tomás writes: We began the year full of plans. There was a very succesful walk in Muckross Park in Killarney in September followed by another glorious day in Doneraile Country Park in October. and then things changed and events had to be abandoned in the interest of public safery.

Photos from Cork Branch: : https://flic.kr/s/aHsmavGQDc

Waterford Branch

Branch Email: rstawaterford@gmail.com

• RSTAw is pleased to restore its programme of actvities on a phased basis.
• RSTAw will open branch events to fully vaccinated participants.
• Participants will observe all public health measures as they apply in the venues where branch activities take place

 RSTAw Events and Activities Resume February 2022. 

Since Covid restrictions have been lifted more members are joining in RSTAw weekly activities including The Walking Group, Badminton Group, Boules in the Park, Pickleball/Indoor Bowling.  The monthly activities are also resuming including the Book Club, Poetry Hour and Caife agus Caint.

Please read/download the detailed schedule including dates, times and venues by clicking on the link.     Open and Read Now

Dublin Branch

Regular meetings are held in the Teachers Club, Parnell Square on the first Wednesday of the month (except January).

Branch email: rstadublinbranch@gmail.com

Branch Report June 2022

The Dublin Branch held their summer lunch in Wynne's Hotel on 1st June.  Conversation flowed and we were having such a good time that we forgot to take photos.

Our summer activities committee have arranged two outings:

Wednesday 22 June at 11.30 am: Conducted Tour of the Botanic Gardens Glasnevin

Wednesday 20 July at 2 pm: Conducted tour of Dublin Castle

Details of these outings are availalbe by email from the Hon.Sec Deirdre Chadwick at deirdrechadwick@gmail.com

Report and photos from Branch outing to the Botanic Gardens - click on the link to read:

Summer_Outing_to_the_Botanic_Gardens_22-06-2022.pdf

Next Branch Meeting: Wednesday 7 September at 11 am in the Teachers' Club Parnell Square.

Tipperary Branch

Branch contact:  rsratipperarybranch@gmail.com

Clare Branch

Branch email contact: rstaclarebranch@gmail.com

We are glad to report that the Clare Branch is up and running.  Having confined our activities to a few online quizzes and an open draw for members during the pandemic lockdown, the Branch made a tentative move to get back into action with a walk on the beach in Lahinch at the end of March. A second walk was planned for the end of April.  Having consulted the membership on a summer lunch and finding that members were not answering positively in any great numbers, we decided instead to organise a trip to Inis Oirr (Aran Islands) for the end of May.

We hope that we will soon be able to resume our monthy coffee mornings which have taken place in the Templegate Hotel up to now and our game of whist in the Roslevan.