Poor security measures leave offices unsafe, warn staff

POSTMASTERS and mistresses yesterday claimed An Post security measures at post offices left them vulnerable to robbery and violence.

Callers inundated Joe Duffy’s Liveline show on RTÉ following three failed ‘tiger kidnappings’ in two days, in which armed gangs targeted postmistresses to get them to open up post offices.

Among the callers to the show was a man who kept a licensed shotgun by his bed in case of an attack on his wife, who is a postmistress.