Protest calls for an end to post office closures in Cork city
Pictured at a protest outside of the GPO on Oliver Plunkett Street are Henry Cremin, Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Eoghan Fahy, Thomas Flynn and Sinn Féin councillor Mick Nugent.
A PROTEST calling on the Government to act urgently to maintain the Post Office Network was held outside the GPO on Oliver Plunkett Street yesterday.
The protest was organised by Sinn Féin members in Cork following the announcement that the Montenotte post office will close tomorrow.
Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central, Thomas Gould, has said the loss of the Montenotte post office will come as a major blow to local residents and the community of the northside.
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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.
Up to 200 post offices are at risk of closing in the next 12 months unless the Government puts financial support in place, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
The Irish Postmasters Union (IPU) laid bare the impact if the Government does not continue with the transformation payments.
The group told the Oireachtas Transport Committee that up to 25% of the entire postmaster network could be gone in the next year.
Irish Postmasters’ Union general secretary Ned O’Hara said that, as more postmasters retire, the service will become “non-existent”.
Transport and Comms Cttee hears that up to 200 post offices could close within 18 months if state doesnât intervene with support. #SaveOurServices#PostOffice#AnPost Darren OâRourke TD (@orourke darren) March 16, 2021