Post Office Network Being Left To Wither And Die On The Vine – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Minister of State for Economic Development, Michael Ring, to definitively commit to a government position on the preservation of the Post Office Network. Deputy McGrath was speaking after it emerged that Tipperary Postmasters are seeking to introduce Current Accounts for members as a means to preserve and […]
Minister Varadkar Has Key Opportunity To Support Rural Post Offices – McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar to respond positively to the latest calls of the Irish Postmasters Union (IPU) to support the viability of the rural post office network. Deputy McGrath was speaking after the IPU at their Annual Conference in Athlone called for the suspension a […]
Rural Post Offices Need Government Support – Carthy
The Sinn Féin member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture & Rural Development committee, Matt Carthy, has welcomed the report authored by Bobby Kerr which includes a recommendation that isolated post offices across the state should receive up to €20,000 a year in government subsidies to stay alive. However Mr. Carthy said that the survival of […]
