Post Office staff bemoan archaic conditions

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for the future of rural post offices marched on the Dáil yesterday to highlight archaic conditions.

A group of up to 50 people representing four post offices in north Cork said dozens of rural post offices around the country which have not been automated, will not benefit from An Post’s new banking service, which will be rolled out next month.

Supporters, who want to safeguard the future of Lombardstown, Ballyclough, Shanballymore and Glanworth post offices, stood outside the Dáil and demanded Government-backed investment in technology for the network.