Sligo councillor says it’s ‘inappropriate’ for An Post to be encouraging people to shop abroad
A Sligo councillor is claiming An Post is encouraging people to shop abroad at the same time as it’s closing post offices here. Fine Gael Councillor Hubert Keaney says it’s ‘inappropriate’ for a semi-state organisation. He was speaking about its parcel and products service for Irish and international e-commerce businesses.…
Councillors call for inquiry into reviews of post offices
Sligo municipal district councillors have unanimously called for an inquiry to be carried out into how reviews are being done on submissions from people who want to keep rural post offices open in their areas. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy proposed at yesterday’s meeting of the councillors in Sligo Town…
Gurteen PO gets three-month reprieve
One of the 27 post offices in the north west that was due to be closed by An Post has got a three-month reprieve. It’s Gurteen Post Office in south Sligo, which will now stay open until at least the end of January next. Local Fianna Fail Councillor Paul Taylor…
Communities losing post offices question how An Post is making the call
Two rural communities in the north west are now questioning how An Post is making its decisions on closing post offices. Among the queries now being raised by people in both Maugherow in north Sligo and Gurteen in south Sligo is how An Post calculates the population needed in an…
Dunkineely waiting for news on future of its post office services
The people of Dunkineely in south Donegal are hoping to receive word from An Post in the coming days about the future of post office services in their area. The post office in the village closed last Friday. But local campaigners in Dunkineely are hoping a submission they have made…
Residents have not ruled out legal action over handling of local postal services
North Sligo residents say they have not ruled out taking legal action over the way An Post has dealt with the closure of their post office. Local people claim that a decision on their submission to retain post office services in the Maugherow area was made before an independent assessor…
Retailers urged to consider taking over business from Post Offices
Dunkineely Post Office is closing today. It’s part of the national raft of closures where post masters or post mistresses are retiring. The local community has written to An Post to ask them to keep the post office open. Speaking on North West Today, Roger Meehan of the local campaign…