Postmasters want two days with Government and An Post to work out network’s future

Postmasters have urged the Government and An Post to sit down with them for two days to hammer out a future for the postal network and put an end to the uncertainty hanging over it.

A media report yesterday claimed businessman Bobby Kerr’s as yet unpublished assessment for the Government of the future of post offices recommends up to 80 should close. The report also claimed An Post is seeking a State bailout of up to €58m rather than closing large numbers of post offices.

An Post itself said that the figures in the report did not come from it as it is “currently completing the first detailed, in-depth review of the post office network for many years”.