Sligo Councillor calls on general public & government to support Post offices
A Sligo Councillor is calling on the general public as well as the government to provide support to post offices. Postmasters will tell an Oireachtas Committee later the Post Office Network’s at a “critical juncture” and in desperate need of government support. The Irish Postmasters Union will tell…
Local postmasters voice opposition to plans to tender contract for TV licenses
Local postmasters are voicing their opposition to plans to tender the contract for the renewal of TV Licences. The Irish Postmasters’ Union say the collection of TV Licence fees is worth three million euro to the network annually – and very important business for Post Offices. If this business is…
An Post/IPU deal means no compulsory closures and significant investment
An Post says it’s agreed with the Postmasters’ Union that there will be no compulsory closure of offices. It comes as the mail provider reports an 8.4 million euro operating profit for last year, compared to a 12.4 million loss in 2016. This was due in part to the sale…
IPU: Proposed new pay rates will drive every postmaster out of business
The future of not just small rural post offices but the entire network is under threat as a result of new proposals by An Post. That’s according to the President and North West spokesperson for the Irish Postmasters Union Paddy McCann. Mr. McCann, who is the postmaster in Fairymount in…
Ballygawley postal service secure for now says An Post
An Post has confirmed that postal services in Ballygawley, Co. Sligo, are secure until at least the end of May. It comes as the Irish Postmasters Union hold a protest outside the GPO in Dublin at an internal An Post review which could see up to 200 offices closed. …