RSTA Midland Branch
Branch Email: rstamidlandbranch@gmail.com.
View more photos of trips and other branch activities here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmLSnfHS
Midland Branch Celebration
Retired staff of St Joseph's Secondary School, Newtownforbes met with branch members and friends in the Copper Still, Dromod to celebrate a milestone birthday for Mary Flanagan, Home Economics. Mary's late husband, Pat, taught in St Mel's College, Longford.
Pictured is Mary, seated, with Padraig O'Doherty, Betty McLoughlin, Geraldine Duignan, Rosemary Kiernan and Thomas Duignan.
Report - Branch Trip April 2026 Highlights of Puglia (Rosemary Kiernan)
"There is a sense of magic in Puglia .....from the moment Midlands Branch members and friends arrived in Bari ....we felt the magic." Read the report and view photos of the trip here: Puglia_Trip.pdf
REPORT ON THE CANADA CONTRASTS TRIP 2025
Midland Branch and friends embarked on yet another of their famous group trips in September this year and Rosemary Kiernan has wrtitten an account of their very exciting and eventful trip. More photos in the link above.
Read Rosemary's report here: Canadian_Tour_September_2025.pdf
REPORT ON TRIP TO ISTANBUL AND ANCIENT TURKEY - APRIL 14th to 21st 2024
What an amazing trip! From Istanbul to Gallipoli, the legendary city of Troy and Kusadasai - and much more . . . . . .
Read the full report of the trip here: Branch_Visit_to_Istanbul_and_Ancient_Turkey_April_2024.pdf
Email: kiernanrm45@gmail.com. Phone: 087 7589287
REPORT ON TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA - 2023 - Rosemary Kiernan
View more photos of the trip here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmLSnfHS
On September 20th RSTA members and friends headed off with The Travel Department to South Africa. We visited Cape Town, Table Mountain, the wine regions, got marooned in quaint Arniston, swam in the Indian Ocean, chatted to penguins on Boulder Beach, ate wonderful food, met lovely travel companions but Kariega Safari Park, for me, was the highlight. Four days immersed in nature as God intended. Big shout out to rangers Amber and Rachel who brought us up close and personal with amazing wildlife, arranged surprises like coffee on safari, boat trip, ponchos in the rain (useless . . . we were soaked through!) and were so knowledgeable and passionate about the wildlife in Kariega. Thank you Amber and Rachel!
South Africa is a beautiful place to visit, it exceeded my expectations.
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