Minister lashes out over people ‘not using local services’
The Minister for Rural Affairs has come under fire for rehashing statistics from the Ireland 2040 plan in an effort to justify the closure of rural post offices. Minister Michael Ring was asked by Sinn Fein Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny to urge An Post to change the criteria it’s…
Campaigner says payments into banks have led customers away from post offices
The Save Rural Ireland campaign fears that An Post is going to be left with sorting offices all over the country. Founder of the campaign Gerry Loftus from Mayo says that financial transactions will end up being done by the banks. He says it will mean the end of small…
Naughten says closure of post offices is necessary
The Communications Minister has been defending the closure of post offices, saying the consolidation plan will sustain the network into the future. A group of TDs have been questioning Denis Naughton and An Post about the closure of 159 post offices around the country, 27 of which are in the…
Minister says changes must be made to save post office network
The Finance Minister says changes have to be made in the Post Office network in order to keep it viable. 159 post offices — including 27 in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim — are set to close around the country. Minister Paschal Donohoe says changes are necessary.
Post Office campaigners plan national rally to prevent local closures
Post office campaigners in the North West say the government’s Ireland 2040 Plan was nothing more than a ‘smoke-screen’ to divert attention from the closure of rural services. It follows a major rally against the planned closure of around 21 branches in the North West which took place in Sligo…
Good turnout expected at weekend post-office protest in Sligo
A major rally in opposition to the closure of post offices in this region is planned in Sligo on Saturday. The protest will see a number of speakers not just from Sligo but also from Donegal and further afield voice their views on the importance of the local post office.…
Closure of rural post offices will have ‘knock-on’ effects
A south Sligo Councillor says the announcement that post offices including Gurteen are to close has come as a huge shock to the local community. Fianna Fail Councillor Paul Taylor is one of those attending a public meeting on the issue at the community hall in Gurteen tomorrow night at…