'Inaction may see mass post office closures'

Government inaction could lead to the closure of hundreds of post offices in the coming years, it has been claimed.

'Inaction may see mass post office closures'

Speaking at a rally of postmasters outside the Dáil last night, general secretary of the Irish Postmasters Union (IPU) Brian McGann said Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte’s plan to review the sector through the Cabinet sub- committee on social policy was a “recipe for doing nothing”.

“This amounts to little more than a recipe for doing nothing. It is another example of a Government minister under pressure kicking the can down the road,” he said.

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