May

11:00 am: Carlow Branch Meeting

11:00 am
02/05/2023

The Carlow branch has a meeting of the Branch scheduled for the

Dolmen Hotel in Carlow

for the morning of Tuesday 2nd. May at 11 am.

10:30 am: 2023 AGM

10:30 am
09/05/2023

The AGM 2023 will be held in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on Tuesday May 9^th

The AGM will follow the usual format:

Registration 10.30 - 11.30, followed by the AGM, with a light lunch available-at your own expense - and finishing at 4.30 pm. Dinner will follow at 7.00 pm.

As previously agreed, the Spring Break will be combined with the AGM, but will not interfere with it.

10:30 am: Spring Break 2023

10:30 am – 11:30 am
09/05/2023 – 11/05/2023

The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023

The Spring Break arrangements are:

€85.00 pps, €105 Single per night DBB. Tours will be organised - probably including Athlone Castle and Museum, Clonmacnoise, a Shannon Cruise -possibly on a Viking boat -, a Distillery visit (Kilbeggan or Tullamore DEW).

The Shamrock Lodge is not a ‘big’ hotel – just 40 rooms and some apartments which will be available to us. The apartments have two twin/double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a sitting room. They have convenient parking and a covered walkway to the hotel, and occupants will have their breakfasts in the hotel with everyone else.

The hotel asks that participants book with them at least 8 weeks before the event - i.e. March 14^th. This in important as it is a longer lead in than usual, but understandable given that rooms may be in short supply. The hotel will only allow a maximum of 20 single rooms at the €105.00 nightly rate. The normal single DBB rate is €120.00 per night.

10:30 am: Spring Break 2023

10:30 am – 11:30 am
09/05/2023 – 11/05/2023

The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023

The Spring Break arrangements are:

€85.00 pps, €105 Single per night DBB. Tours will be organised - probably including Athlone Castle and Museum, Clonmacnoise, a Shannon Cruise -possibly on a Viking boat -, a Distillery visit (Kilbeggan or Tullamore DEW).

The Shamrock Lodge is not a ‘big’ hotel – just 40 rooms and some apartments which will be available to us. The apartments have two twin/double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a sitting room. They have convenient parking and a covered walkway to the hotel, and occupants will have their breakfasts in the hotel with everyone else.

The hotel asks that participants book with them at least 8 weeks before the event - i.e. March 14^th. This in important as it is a longer lead in than usual, but understandable given that rooms may be in short supply. The hotel will only allow a maximum of 20 single rooms at the €105.00 nightly rate. The normal single DBB rate is €120.00 per night.

10:30 am: Spring Break 2023

10:30 am – 11:30 am
09/05/2023 – 11/05/2023

The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023

The Spring Break arrangements are:

€85.00 pps, €105 Single per night DBB. Tours will be organised - probably including Athlone Castle and Museum, Clonmacnoise, a Shannon Cruise -possibly on a Viking boat -, a Distillery visit (Kilbeggan or Tullamore DEW).

The Shamrock Lodge is not a ‘big’ hotel – just 40 rooms and some apartments which will be available to us. The apartments have two twin/double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a sitting room. They have convenient parking and a covered walkway to the hotel, and occupants will have their breakfasts in the hotel with everyone else.

The hotel asks that participants book with them at least 8 weeks before the event - i.e. March 14^th. This in important as it is a longer lead in than usual, but understandable given that rooms may be in short supply. The hotel will only allow a maximum of 20 single rooms at the €105.00 nightly rate. The normal single DBB rate is €120.00 per night.

2:15 pm: Limerick Branch Meeting

2:15 pm
25/05/2023

Limerick Branch TUI RMA

(Tipperary North, Limerick City and County and Co Clare)

Venue: Great National South Court Hotel, Limerick

Date: Thursday 25^th May 2023

Time: Lunch served at 2.15 pm and meeting to follow

Agenda:

Pension report up date
Demo and details on how to access your pension statement {NSSO provider}
Membership of TUIRMA / Limerick Branch
Meeting attendance and meeting venues
Dates for autumn meetings
Possible speakers and activities

NOTE - Lunch will be served at 2.15pm and the meeting will follow. Lunch will cost €10 per head.

Gerry Mulhern, Branch Secretary

12:15 pm: Dublin Branch - Guided Tour

12:15 pm
30/05/2023

Dublin Branch RMATUI

To RMATUI Colleagues,

I N V I T A T I O N

Guided Tour of Malahide Castle

And

Self-Guided Tour of Gardens & Grounds

Tuesday 30th May

Meet-Up at 12.15 for Guided Tour at 12.30am

Admission €9.00 (Normally €14.00)

____________________________

Booking Information

If you hope to attend, please book by email or text to Eamonn asap , and before Thursday 25th May at the latest. Receipt of your booking will be confirmed by email. It is understood that late cancellations are sometimes unavoidable. You are very welcome to invite a companion.

Thanks to branch committee member Aideen Mulcahy for making the arrangements and providing the additional information for the Malahide outing.

On arrival and when getting your tickets at reception, each person is given a layout plan of the gardens and site covered by the ticket purchased.

Looking forward to meeting the regulars and many new faces from near and far.

Eamonn Kerrigan

Br. Joint Secretary

Mob. 086 8703323

Additional Information

Getting There, Parking & Refreshments

Eircode K36 YP65 - If bringing a car there are two free car parks in the grounds off the "Back Road". The one nearest the castle is a two minute walk from the Visitor Centre courtyard and about 4 minutes from the Castle. Parking in the Bridgefield car park is not recommended as you have only two hours free, and you have to pay in advance or risk getting clamped!

If coming by bus it is best to get the 42 to St Sylvester's Catholic church just past the train station. You can turn immediately right and cross at the lights in front of the Casino, thatched cottage. Enter the park with the cricket pitch to your right. Follow the path straight ahead and it's about 10 - 15 minutes to the courtyard which is on the left.

If coming by train, exit the station by the uphill exit and turn right crossing in front of the Casino. About a 10 - 15 minute walk. The meeting point will be the Visitor Centre courtyard which is easy to find.

Map Link - (https://mapcarta.com/N6654757359/Map) (It is well worth viewing)

Avoca have a cafe and food hall in the Visitor Centre with a range of hot and cold, sweet and savoury options to eat in or take away,

Classic Castle Tour

This is not just a tour of a castle; this is a trip through 800 years of history. Learn about the Talbot family and the historical events that shaped their lives, explore the private rooms and furniture and art collections, and hear tales of battles and banquets from our passionate guides. The Castle tour will take at least 45 minutes.

Other Attractions

A minimum of two hours in order to fully enjoy all that Malahide Castle and Gardens has to offer is recommended but with so much to see and do, it’s easy to spend a whole day in it. In addition to the Castle Tour there are a host of additional interesting attractions

One of the major features is the beautiful Talbot Botanic Gardens. On the grounds you will also find the Walled Garden, a Victorian Conservatory, the Butterfly House, and an old abbey ruins. Stretching over 20 acres of grass and woodland, the West Lawn is home to rare trees from all over the world, the famous Cedar of Lebanon, Tasmanian pencil pines and Chinese Ginkgo trees, to name but a few.

On the Castle grounds you will also find an award-winning children's playground that includes a fairy trail. Children can use an interactive booklet to solve clues and answer questions along the route. Mesmerising for kids and charming for a wholesome family day out. Under 3’s go free. An outing not to be missed.

11:00 am: Louth Branch Meeting

11:00 am
31/05/2023

Next Meeting Louth Branch

Wed 31st. May 11am. Windsor Bar, Dundalk.

Winsor Bar, Dundalk

View Location

June

11:00 am: MIDLANDS' BRANCH MEETING

11:00 am
01/06/2023

MIDLANDS' BRANCH RMATUI

It is intended to hold a branch meeting : -

THURSDAY 1st JUNE 2023,

11.00/11.30 a.m.

COONEY'S HOTEL,

MAIN STREET,

BALLYMAHON,

Co. LONGFORD.

If anyone has a subject for a "Social Activities Talk" please come prepared to give it (about half and hour max).

If anyone has any business to bring up, please advise as soon as possible.

Expected Agenda : -

11.00/11.30 a.m. Tea/coffee

11.30 - 12.00 Social Activity Talk (if any)

12.00 - Branch Business

Attendances/Absence Apologies

Minutes/Matters Arising

April AGM

Any National Management Committee News.

Seán Ó Cluaid

Branch Secretary/Treasurer.

11:15 am: South East Branch Summer Outing

11:15 am
15/06/2023

Hi All,

Hope this finds you and your loved ones well and you are enjoying the lovely mild weather.

Eileen, our Social and Cultural Officer, has organised a lovely day out for us on Thursday June 15th.

We meet at the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore at 11. 15am for a guided tour.

www.lafcadiohearngardens.com/

The gardens are at Pond Road Tramore, Eircode X91DE48. (See link below for further information)

Afterwards, we will go to the Majestic Hotel for lunch.

She has negotiated a reduced entry fee to the gardens of €6 per person, payable on the day. The lunch will be in a reserved area of the hotel bar, so people are free to choose whatever they like to eat.

Please feel free to bring along partners, friends etc. All welcome!

We need firm numbers to book both venues, so if you're joining, us could you please let us know by Tuesday 6^th June. You can do so either by email or by What's App/text to 087 7634710.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
May 1	2 11:00 am: Carlow Branch Meeting 11:00 am: Carlow Branch Meeting 11:00 am 02/05/2023 The Carlow branch has a meeting of the Branch scheduled for the Dolmen Hotel in Carlow for the morning of Tuesday 2nd. May at 11 am.	3	4	5	6	7
8	9 10:30 am: 2023 AGM 10:30 am: 2023 AGM 10:30 am 09/05/2023 The AGM 2023 will be held in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on Tuesday May 9th The AGM will follow the usual format: Registration 10.30 - 11.30, followed by the AGM, with a light lunch available-at your own expense - and finishing at 4.30 pm. Dinner will follow at 7.00 pm. As previously agreed, the Spring Break will be combined with the AGM, but will not interfere with it. 10:30 am: Spring Break 2023 10:30 am: Spring Break 2023 10:30 am – 11:30 am 09/05/2023 – 11/05/2023 The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023 The Spring Break arrangements are: €85.00 pps, €105 Single per night DBB. Tours will be organised - probably including Athlone Castle and Museum, Clonmacnoise, a Shannon Cruise -possibly on a Viking boat -, a Distillery visit (Kilbeggan or Tullamore DEW). The Shamrock Lodge is not a ‘big’ hotel – just 40 rooms and some apartments which will be available to us. The apartments have two twin/double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a sitting room. They have convenient parking and a covered walkway to the hotel, and occupants will have their breakfasts in the hotel with everyone else. The hotel asks that participants book with them at least 8 weeks before the event - i.e. March 14th. This in important as it is a longer lead in than usual, but understandable given that rooms may be in short supply. The hotel will only allow a maximum of 20 single rooms at the €105.00 nightly rate. The normal single DBB rate is €120.00 per night.	10 10:30 am: Spring Break 2023 10:30 am: Spring Break 2023 10:30 am – 11:30 am 09/05/2023 – 11/05/2023 The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023 The Spring Break arrangements are: €85.00 pps, €105 Single per night DBB. Tours will be organised - probably including Athlone Castle and Museum, Clonmacnoise, a Shannon Cruise -possibly on a Viking boat -, a Distillery visit (Kilbeggan or Tullamore DEW). The Shamrock Lodge is not a ‘big’ hotel – just 40 rooms and some apartments which will be available to us. The apartments have two twin/double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a sitting room. They have convenient parking and a covered walkway to the hotel, and occupants will have their breakfasts in the hotel with everyone else. The hotel asks that participants book with them at least 8 weeks before the event - i.e. March 14th. This in important as it is a longer lead in than usual, but understandable given that rooms may be in short supply. The hotel will only allow a maximum of 20 single rooms at the €105.00 nightly rate. The normal single DBB rate is €120.00 per night.	11 10:30 am: Spring Break 2023 10:30 am: Spring Break 2023 10:30 am – 11:30 am 09/05/2023 – 11/05/2023 The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023 The Spring Break arrangements are: €85.00 pps, €105 Single per night DBB. Tours will be organised - probably including Athlone Castle and Museum, Clonmacnoise, a Shannon Cruise -possibly on a Viking boat -, a Distillery visit (Kilbeggan or Tullamore DEW). The Shamrock Lodge is not a ‘big’ hotel – just 40 rooms and some apartments which will be available to us. The apartments have two twin/double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a sitting room. They have convenient parking and a covered walkway to the hotel, and occupants will have their breakfasts in the hotel with everyone else. The hotel asks that participants book with them at least 8 weeks before the event - i.e. March 14th. This in important as it is a longer lead in than usual, but understandable given that rooms may be in short supply. The hotel will only allow a maximum of 20 single rooms at the €105.00 nightly rate. The normal single DBB rate is €120.00 per night.	12	13	14
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22	23	24	25 2:15 pm: Limerick Branch Meeting 2:15 pm: Limerick Branch Meeting 2:15 pm 25/05/2023 Limerick Branch TUI RMA (Tipperary North, Limerick City and County and Co Clare) Venue: Great National South Court Hotel, Limerick Date: Thursday 25th May 2023 Time: Lunch served at 2.15 pm and meeting to follow Agenda: Pension report up date Demo and details on how to access your pension statement {NSSO provider} Membership of TUIRMA / Limerick Branch Meeting attendance and meeting venues Dates for autumn meetings Possible speakers and activities NOTE - Lunch will be served at 2.15pm and the meeting will follow. Lunch will cost €10 per head. Gerry Mulhern, Branch Secretary	26	27	28
29	30 12:15 pm: Dublin Branch - Guided Tour 12:15 pm: Dublin Branch - Guided Tour 12:15 pm 30/05/2023 Dublin Branch RMATUI To RMATUI Colleagues, I N V I T A T I O N Guided Tour of Malahide Castle And Self-Guided Tour of Gardens & Grounds Tuesday 30th May Meet-Up at 12.15 for Guided Tour at 12.30am Admission €9.00 (Normally €14.00) ____________________________ Booking Information If you hope to attend, please book by email or text to Eamonn asap , and before Thursday 25th May at the latest. Receipt of your booking will be confirmed by email. It is understood that late cancellations are sometimes unavoidable. You are very welcome to invite a companion. Thanks to branch committee member Aideen Mulcahy for making the arrangements and providing the additional information for the Malahide outing. On arrival and when getting your tickets at reception, each person is given a layout plan of the gardens and site covered by the ticket purchased. Looking forward to meeting the regulars and many new faces from near and far. Eamonn Kerrigan Br. Joint Secretary Mob. 086 8703323 Additional Information Getting There, Parking & Refreshments Eircode K36 YP65 - If bringing a car there are two free car parks in the grounds off the "Back Road". The one nearest the castle is a two minute walk from the Visitor Centre courtyard and about 4 minutes from the Castle. Parking in the Bridgefield car park is not recommended as you have only two hours free, and you have to pay in advance or risk getting clamped! If coming by bus it is best to get the 42 to St Sylvester's Catholic church just past the train station. You can turn immediately right and cross at the lights in front of the Casino, thatched cottage. Enter the park with the cricket pitch to your right. Follow the path straight ahead and it's about 10 - 15 minutes to the courtyard which is on the left. If coming by train, exit the station by the uphill exit and turn right crossing in front of the Casino. About a 10 - 15 minute walk. The meeting point will be the Visitor Centre courtyard which is easy to find. Map Link - (https://mapcarta.com/N6654757359/Map) (It is well worth viewing) Avoca have a cafe and food hall in the Visitor Centre with a range of hot and cold, sweet and savoury options to eat in or take away, Classic Castle Tour This is not just a tour of a castle; this is a trip through 800 years of history. Learn about the Talbot family and the historical events that shaped their lives, explore the private rooms and furniture and art collections, and hear tales of battles and banquets from our passionate guides. The Castle tour will take at least 45 minutes. Other Attractions A minimum of two hours in order to fully enjoy all that Malahide Castle and Gardens has to offer is recommended but with so much to see and do, it’s easy to spend a whole day in it. In addition to the Castle Tour there are a host of additional interesting attractions One of the major features is the beautiful Talbot Botanic Gardens. On the grounds you will also find the Walled Garden, a Victorian Conservatory, the Butterfly House, and an old abbey ruins. Stretching over 20 acres of grass and woodland, the West Lawn is home to rare trees from all over the world, the famous Cedar of Lebanon, Tasmanian pencil pines and Chinese Ginkgo trees, to name but a few. On the Castle grounds you will also find an award-winning children's playground that includes a fairy trail. Children can use an interactive booklet to solve clues and answer questions along the route. Mesmerising for kids and charming for a wholesome family day out. Under 3’s go free. An outing not to be missed.	31 11:00 am: Louth Branch Meeting 11:00 am: Louth Branch Meeting 11:00 am 31/05/2023 Next Meeting Louth Branch Wed 31st. May 11am. Windsor Bar, Dundalk. Winsor Bar, Dundalk View Location	June 1 11:00 am: MIDLANDS' BRANCH MEETING 11:00 am: MIDLANDS' BRANCH MEETING 11:00 am 01/06/2023 MIDLANDS' BRANCH RMATUI It is intended to hold a branch meeting : - THURSDAY 1st JUNE 2023, 11.00/11.30 a.m. COONEY'S HOTEL, MAIN STREET, BALLYMAHON, Co. LONGFORD. If anyone has a subject for a "Social Activities Talk" please come prepared to give it (about half and hour max). If anyone has any business to bring up, please advise as soon as possible. Expected Agenda : - 11.00/11.30 a.m. Tea/coffee 11.30 - 12.00 Social Activity Talk (if any) 12.00 - Branch Business Attendances/Absence Apologies Minutes/Matters Arising April AGM Any National Management Committee News. Seán Ó Cluaid Branch Secretary/Treasurer.	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15 11:15 am: South East Branch Summer Outing 11:15 am: South East Branch Summer Outing 11:15 am 15/06/2023 Hi All, Hope this finds you and your loved ones well and you are enjoying the lovely mild weather. Eileen, our Social and Cultural Officer, has organised a lovely day out for us on Thursday June 15th. We meet at the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore at 11. 15am for a guided tour. www.lafcadiohearngardens.com/ The gardens are at Pond Road Tramore, Eircode X91DE48. (See link below for further information) Afterwards, we will go to the Majestic Hotel for lunch. She has negotiated a reduced entry fee to the gardens of €6 per person, payable on the day. The lunch will be in a reserved area of the hotel bar, so people are free to choose whatever they like to eat. Please feel free to bring along partners, friends etc. All welcome! We need firm numbers to book both venues, so if you're joining, us could you please let us know by Tuesday 6th June. You can do so either by email or by What's App/text to 087 7634710. Hope to see you there! Majella	16	17	18
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11	12	13 12:00 pm: Management Meeting 12:00 pm: Management Meeting 12:00 pm 13/09/2023 Management Meeting 13th September 2023 TUI Head Office, Orwell Road.	14	15	16	17
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Events in May–September 2023

May

11:00 am: Carlow Branch Meeting

10:30 am: 2023 AGM

The AGM 2023 will be held in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on Tuesday May 9th

10:30 am: Spring Break 2023

The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023

10:30 am: Spring Break 2023

The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023

10:30 am: Spring Break 2023

The Spring Break will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May 2023

2:15 pm: Limerick Branch Meeting

Limerick Branch TUI RMA

(Tipperary North, Limerick City and County and Co Clare)

12:15 pm: Dublin Branch - Guided Tour

Dublin Branch RMATUI

I N V I T A T I O N

Guided Tour of Malahide Castle

And

Self-Guided Tour of Gardens & Grounds

Tuesday 30th May

Meet-Up at 12.15 for Guided Tour at 12.30am

Admission €9.00 (Normally €14.00)

11:00 am: Louth Branch Meeting

Next Meeting Louth Branch

Wed 31st. May 11am. Windsor Bar, Dundalk.

June

11:00 am: MIDLANDS' BRANCH MEETING

MIDLANDS' BRANCH RMATUI

THURSDAY 1st JUNE 2023,

11.00/11.30 a.m.

COONEY'S HOTEL,

MAIN STREET,

BALLYMAHON,

Co. LONGFORD.

Expected Agenda : -

11:15 am: South East Branch Summer Outing

Eileen, our Social and Cultural Officer, has organised a lovely day out for us on Thursday June 15th.

We meet at the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore at 11. 15am for a guided tour.

The gardens are at Pond Road Tramore, Eircode X91DE48. (See link below for further information)

Afterwards, we will go to the Majestic Hotel for lunch.

She has negotiated a reduced entry fee to the gardens of €6 per person, payable on the day. The lunch will be in a reserved area of the hotel bar, so people are free to choose whatever they like to eat.

We need firm numbers to book both venues, so if you're joining, us could you please let us know by Tuesday 6th June. You can do so either by email or by What's App/text to 087 7634710.

July

August

September

12:00 pm: Management Meeting

Management Meeting

13th September 2023

October

The AGM 2023 will be held in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone on Tuesday May 9^th

We need firm numbers to book both venues, so if you're joining, us could you please let us know by Tuesday 6^th June. You can do so either by email or by What's App/text to 087 7634710.