Our heritage to be sealed for posterity

MOVES are afoot to protect one of the most enduring gifts Ireland gave the British Empire.

Our heritage to be sealed for posterity

The future of the once-red but now green pillar post box, the inspiration of an Ireland-based postal inspector, is to be secured.

Pat Ruane, Cork City’s conservation officer, said 47 pillar post boxes would be included on its list of protected structures.

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