BARBARA and Jack O’Connell (Letters, February 13) mistakenly credit An Post “with the idea to encourage social welfare recipients to have their payments made into their bank accounts”.

MORE than 100 post offices could shut during this year if An Post continues closing branches at the same rate as it did in 2007, postmasters warned yesterday.

AN POST can keep its government contract to distribute more than €7 billion a year in social welfare payments, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

A SENIOR scientist with Limerick County Council said yesterday that the site of a demolished building in the centre of Rathkeale is contaminated due to the presence of asbestos.

THE centre of a Co Limerick town was still cordoned off last night amid a huge asbestos scare.

Nominations to decide who will become the next Labour leader are now closed.