Independent TD says the lack of government action is jeopardising the future of north west post offices
A lack of action by the government is putting the future of many Post Offices at risk across the North West. That’s the warning from a member of the Regional Group of TD’s The future of many post offices is likely to be discussed again in the…
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…
Use post offices to speed up passport applications, urges MacSharry
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for post offices to be used to shorten the time applicants for a passport have to wait. Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry is proposing that a ‘check, validate and send service’ for passport applications be introduced across the post office network, similar to a system…
Welcome reaction to reinstatement of An Post Jobseeker Payments
The decision to pay jobseeker payments through the post offices has been described as a move that will help safe guard the future of many rural Post Offices The changes will apply initially to all new jobseeker applicants before being extended to other jobseekers over the coming months. …
Bleak future painted for rural Post Offices
The future of many post offices in the north west has been cast into fresh doubt. Postmasters say there’ll be ‘unrestrained closures’ of Post Offices in July, if the Government doesn’t act urgently. The Irish Postmasters’ Union is calling on the state to give them a financial injection within weeks…
Post Offices & Credit Unions need inceased security
There are fears that post offices and credit unions in the north west may be at a higher security risk due to the increased volume of business they will be conducting following the closure of bank branches. The concerns were aired at a recent meeting of Leitrim Joint Policing…
Post Offices need to be a ‘Public Service Obligation’ according to Sligo Councillor
There is a warning more Post Office across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will close unless the government intervenes. The Irish Postmaster’s Union’s General Secretary, Ned O’Hara, says 200 post offices around the country face closure in the next 12 to 18 months if there are no financial supports by June.…