Contract offer made for Collooney Post Office
It has been confirmed that a contract has been offered for the continuation of postal services in Collooney. In May, the current postmistress confirmed her intentions to retire from her position after ten years in the role. However, following a review by An Post, the service looks set to now…
Concerns expressed as Collooney postmistress hands in notice
There is widespread shock in Collooney and the surrounding areas after it emerged on Saturday morning that the village’s postmistress has handed in her notice to An Post. It has previously been warned that the facility is not viable. The news comes as a further blow to the area as…
Post office funding not enough says Leitrim Postmistress
A Leitrim Postmistress says funding announced to safeguard the future of Post Offices will not be enough to compensate for reduced footfall and the rising costs associated with running a post office. Postmasters are set to received 30 million euro in funding to help save them from closure. …
Driving license renewal ‘unfriendly’ to older generation says rural TD
A rural TD says Post Offices should be used as a place for older people and those without internet to access forms such as the National Drivers License Service. Independent Deputy, Michael Fitzmaurice, says the current procedure for renewing a license is ‘unfriendly’ to the older population. An online form…
Investment and intervention needed to save post offices
A Sligo Leitrim TD has given her support in the Dáil to a proposal brought forward by the group of Regional TD’s to sustain the post offices network. Independent TD Marian says that Postmasters facing a significant drop in their income. Speaking on the matter in the Dáil…
Local TD’s urge government to support not obstruct credit unions
A Donegal TD is accusing the government and Central banks of placing roadblocks in the way of Post Offices and Credit Unions that are looking to provide a financial service to many rural communities following the closure of several bank branches in the north west. The matter was raised…
Kane’s SuperValu in Ballymote gets stamp of approval for new post office
There’s celebrations in Ballymote, Co Sligo, today, with the opening of a new post office premises in the town. It’s in the Kane’s SuperValu store. For generations, the post office had operated from a building across the road from SuperValu, on the top of The Rock, in Ballymote. Kane’s SuperValu…