Post offices could be shut by strike action this summer as staff prepare to protest against a planned reduction in state subsidies to the sector.The Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) has invited members
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Postmasters call crisis meetings to discuss work stoppages as unrestrained closures imminent
Bank of Ireland deal with Post Offices now in jeopardy
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Postmasters today warned that Government needs to act urgently to maintain the Post Office Network, or face ‘unrestrained closures’ from July.
Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) General Secretary Ned O’Hara said that a Government financial intervention must be implemented within weeks, or the Network as we know it will collapse.
The IPU has written to its members to attend emergency local meetings during June to discuss all options, including a members’ ballot on a work stoppage.
An Post could be put under legal obligation to halt post office closure
Laois Offaly TD welcomes Govt accpetance
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Laois Offaly Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has welcomed the Government acceptance of a proposal that An Post should be bound by an obligation that his party claims will stop post offices from closing.
Dep Stanley said the Sinn Féin amendments to a proposed new law that calls on the government to introduce a Public Service Obligation (PSO) to secure the future of our post office network and prevent further post office closures.
“The postal service has been blighted by closures and hobbled by cutbacks. We need urgent action and significant investment from the government if we don’t want further closures, he said.
Support declared for rural post offices in Laois
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The Government is being urged to urgently protect community post offices in the wake of further warnings from the Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) that more closures are inevitable in Laois unless state intervention is put in place.
Senator Fiona O’Loughlin of Fianna Fáil has committed to working in Leinster House to ensure that Laois keeps its 14 remaining post offices.
“The post office is considered to be at the heart of local communities both rural and urban providing vital services to its customers,” she said.
“I will raise concerns over the threat of more post office closures in Laois. Our Post Office network must be valued for the role it plays in Irish life and the essential service it provides. The services are vital to rural towns and to people living in rural areas,” said the former TD for South Kildare which now takes in Portarlington and other parts of Laois and Offaly.