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Bus for Slieve Bloom Walk Wednesday, 24th June 2026 RTAI South Dublin Branch has decided to hire a 53 seater coach to facilitate members who wish to travel to Kinnity on Wednesday 24th June for our annual walking day out! … Continue reading →

Because of the inclement weather this morning and in the interest of safety, we decided to defer theRTA cycle trip to Sallins to next Thursday, 18 th June.Those interested in participating in this cycle should note that it will take … Continue reading →

1 in 8 adults are deficient in vitamin B12 and 1 in 7 in folate 1 in 4 older adults receive inappropriate medications Only 20-30% of ageing is explained by genetics 20 Insights Evidence from TILDA: Building a Vitamin D … Continue reading →

The annual pre-Bloomsday walk by members of the James Joyce Institute of Ireland will take place on Sunday 14th June 2026, starting at 2 pm at Fusiliers’ Arch on the Grafton Street corner of St Stephen’s Green.   The walk, … Continue reading →

River Dodder Walk Our May Social Walk will start from the Dropping Well Pub in Milltown, established 1847, and follow the course of the river Dodder upstream to Bushy Park, Rathfarnham and return again to the starting point.  Enjoy nature, history, great company and glorious May weather. The walk is just under 5km on good paths … Continue reading →

We have a speaker for our next Drop-in. Sinead is an Occupational Therapist and will give a talk ” A fall changes all”

Because the May meeting has been scheduled to take place this Wednesday May 20th, the date ofthe harder walk for May has been changed to Wednesday,  May 27th. We are also doing a differentwalk to the listed one. The walk we … Continue reading →

Some dates for your diary Drop-in March 4 th 2026Dear RTA colleagueI wish to remind you that our guest speaker on Wed. 4 th March, will be Ms Patsy Fitzsimonsfrom Decision Support Services ( DSS)This promises to be a most … Continue reading →

I’d like to commend RTAI on the amount of activities you offer for retired teachers. The ballroomdancing classes at the Teachers Club are really enjoyable.  I’m directing a super play by Deirdre Kinahan called ‘Bogboy’ about ‘the disappeared’ – a … Continue reading →