RSTA Kilkenny Branch

View Photos from Kilkenny Branch here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBpoAc

 Branch Email: rstakilkennybranch@gmail.com

AGM November 13th 2025: Branch Officers elected were:

Chairperson: Olivia Coppinger

Secretary:  Joan Murphy

Treasurer: Delia O'Donoghue

Branch meetings are usually held in the Club House Hotel, Patrick Street,  Kilkenny.

Branch Officers can be contacted using the branch email address.

Members are notified of all branch meetings and activities by email, so if you wish to be included on our email contact list, please email rstakilkennybranch@gmail.com

Wednesday 3rd December 2025 : Christmas Lunch in Newpark Hotel

Some photos from the very enjoyable Branch Christmas Lunch. View more Christmas photos at the photo link above.

Branch Report Year to Date and Future Plans

(Mary Durkin)

Read the report of our branch activities to date and plans for upcoming events here:  Kk_Report_Nov25.docx

Activities in RSTA Tipperary Branch

Branch Email: rstatipperarybranch@gmail.com.

Branch Secretary:  Maureen McHugh

View Branch Photos:  https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAwcss

Branch Christmas Lunch 2025:  5th December at 12.30 pm in Bailey's Hotel, Cashel

Report - Branch Summer Outing May 2025 - Swiss Cottage, Cahir.

Members gathered in glorious sunshine in Cahir for a visit to the Swiss Cottage. Designed by the eminent Regency architect, John Nash, this cottage 'orne' was part of a European fashion on the part of the aristocracy to live the 'simple, rural life' - with servants in the backgrtound of course!

The tour was followed by a leisurely afternoon tea in Cahir House Hotel.

 Branch Presentation March 2023, Bailey Hotel, Cashel

Branch Chairman, Mattie Finnerty, on behalf of Tipperary Branch made presentations at their committee meeting on 7th March to two branch members to acknowledge their contributions to the branch

Elizabeth Hayes has been secretary to the branch since 2010 and Paddy Daly has been a committee member since then.

The Branch committee are picture below making the presentations.

WORKING AS A SUBSTITUTE WHILE RECEIVING A TEACHER'S PENSION

The Department of Education has issued a circular and has sent notices to retired teachers regarding changes in the arrangements for employment as a substitute while receiving a teacher's pension:

Circular 24 2022 Guidance on the application of Abatement of Public Service Occupational Pensions

Read, download and/or print the information on working as a substitute at the link below.

Working_as_a_substitute_while_receiving_a_teacher.pdf

WORKING AS A SUBSTITUTE WHILE RECEIVING A TEACHER'S PENSION

The Department of Education has issued a circular and has sent notices to retired teachers regarding changes in the arrangements for employment as a substitute while receiving a teacher's pension:

Read, download and/or print the information on working as a substitute at the link below.

Working_as_a_substitute_while_receiving_a_teacher.pdf

Relevant Department Circular: 

(Circular 24 2022 Guidance on the application of Abatement of Public Service Occupational Pensions)

RSTA IS NOW ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK

Keep up to date on all the latest RSTA news and events in our branches around the country.

To access our Facebook page log in to Facebook and search for "RSTA Teachers".

To access our Twitter page at:  @RSTA Ireland

BUILDING MOMENTUM UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2022

The September 22 eBulletin has been circulated to all members on the RSTA email contact  list.  It contains information on the latest update of the Building Moment Agreement.  The Bulletin can be read/downloaded at the link below:

Bulletin_September_22.pdf

UPDATE ON PAY AND PENSIONS, EXTENSION OF BUILDING MOMENTUM AGREEMENT

Report by Ger O'Donoghue and Denis O'Boyle, RSTA members and  ASTI Representatives on the ICTU Retired Workers Committee.  February 2023.

Once the Trade Unions had formally ratified acceptance of the new publc sector pay deal known as Building Momentum, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), Public Service Committee met and formally notified the Government and the Workplace Relations Commission that the deal had been accepted.  All of the affiliated unions had voted in favour of the proposals to extend the current Building Momentum public service pay agreement to the end of 2023.

On 7th October 2022 the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform press release included the following:

• Over 370,000 fulltime equivalent public servants to benefit from pay increases including back dating of 3% award to   February 2022
• Pay parity for the majority of retired public servants retained for the duration of the Agreement

Read the full report here: Building_Momentum_Article_for_RSTA_2023.pdf