Postmasters will run in election for ‘survival’

Postmasters are set to run candidates in a number of Munster constituencies in the next general election, as part of their campaign for the survival of the post office network.

Candidates have already been announced in Galway West, Dublin Central, and Dublin West, while Cork, Waterford, Tipperary, Mayo, Wexford, Westmeath, and Offaly are among areas still being considered. Further community and post office candidates will be announced in September and it is expected eight candidates will run in total.

Postmasters’ director of elections Thomas Martin said that the candidates would stand on the platform of greater government support for and investment in communities.