There are currently eighteen RSTA Branches throughout the country. While each branch is independent it is increasingly common for branches to communicate and share planned activities with neighbouring branches.

IMPORTANT: The information below is provided for the purpose of facilitating RSTA members in contacting RSTA Branch Officers in relation to RSTA business. Unauthorised use constitutes a breach of Data Protection Rules.

How do I join RSTA?

Membership Application Forms are available to download below or from the National Treasurer.

Email: rstatreasurer@gmail.com

The annual membership subscription is €24 payable on 1st September.

Subscription payment options:    

• Bank Standing Order
• Online bank transfer
• Cheque – payable to “RSTA”

Members are urged to use the Standing Order option if possible in order to reduce administration costs.

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General Enquiries on RSTA related matters to:  info@rsta.ie

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Limerick Branch

Branch email: rstalimerickbranch@gmail.com

Hon Branch Secretary: Ann O'Reilly

Branch meetings are held on first Wednesday of the month in the South Court Hotel.  Our members are notified by text message.  New members are always welcome.

Branch Outing   -  Wednesday 7th February2024

Walking Tour of Georgian Limerick and Guided Tour People's Museum February 7th  

February Branch Meeting Report

Our meeting on Lá Fhéile Bríde was held in the Southcourt Hotel. A busy meeting with updates on planning for hosting the AGM in May and two very different guest speakers

Ger O'Donoghue gave us a very informative talk on pensions and entitlements. Tom Twomey gave an illustrated talk on a local but relatively unknown event from 1920, a raid on an IRA-organised fundraising dance held in Caherguillamore House, Co Limerick.  Tom has a podcast on the topic on Limerick City Community Radio. (The History Show.)

Future plans include a trip to Dublin and Epic Museum in March. A trip abroad is currently being investigated for the autumn.

(Click on the link to view some more photos from Limerick: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzX12q)

RSTA Data Protection and Privacy Policy (2018)

RSTA is obliged to collect and process the personal information of members in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into effect in May 2018.  The RSTA Data Protection and Privacy Policy sets out how we collect, use and safeguard members' data. Click on the link to read the policy: RSTA_GDPR_POLICY.pdf

Irish Data Protection Commissioner

Further information on your data privacy rights are available on the website of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner. http://www.dataprivacy.ie

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Privacy

The following represents the information gathering and dissemination practices of RSTA.

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The information collected when a user signs up for a service can include an email address and name plus other contact details.
We do not follow a user's browsing path outside of our websites.

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We log your IP address, browser's user agent, and referring address to assist in the administration of our servers and website and to identify unique users. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information.

External Links
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Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100 per cent secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, RSTA. cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

Contacting the Website
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RSTA maintains a working relationship with the following organisations:

ASTI

Since its foundation in 1962 RSTA has enjoyed a close working relationship with ASTI. Founding members of RSTA had been actively involved in the 1950’s campaign to secure an adequate pension scheme for second level teachers. The leaders of the newly formed Retired Secondary Teachers’ Association continued the campaign and extended its focus to secure improved benefits for retired teachers.

In advancing the cause of its retired members today RSTA regularly meets with officers and officials of ASTI. RSTA members currently serve on the Retired Workers Committee of ICTU. RSTA members, the majority of whom are emeritus members of ASTI, bring the perspective and experience of the retired teacher to deliberations of ASTI at branch and national levels. ASTI continues to support RSTA financially through an annual subvention and by facilitating meeting of the National Committee at ASTI head office. Copies of the ASTI journal ASTIR and the ASTI diary are distributed to members of RSTA.

RSTA advises retiring teachers to apply for emeritus membership of ASTI by application through their local ASTI branch or ASTI head office.

Retired Workers’ Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions

This committee represents the retired workers of all trade unions affiliated to ICTU, retirees with state pensions, public service pensions and occupational pensions. Its main aim is to protect and improve the living standards of all retired workers through the holding of seminars and information meetings and making submissions to the Government. A delegate of the committee attends the meetings in Brussels of The European Federation of Older People. RSTA members take an active part in the workings of the Retired Workers Committee.

RSTA Representatives on RWC: Henry Collins, Ger O'Donoghue and Susie Hall and Marie Doyle. 

Alliance of Retired Public Servants

The Alliance is comprised of pension organisations representing over 100,000 retired public servants - including former civil servants, local authority and health employees, teachers, nurses, doctors, gardai, defence force personnel and others.

The Alliance came together informally in 2013 against the background of public service pensioners having no voice in relation to the introduction by government of emergency legislation reducing pensions. Following a meeting with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Alliance was established on a formal basis in 2014.

RSTA representatives on the Alliance: Marie Doyle and Michael Moriarty.

National Federation of Pensioners Associations

Founded in 1976 the Federation represents twenty pensioners’ associations from the public and private sectors. The Federation makes a pre-budget submission each year with emphasis on health, travel and equality as they affect the lives of its members.

Conferences