Post offices under renewed threat of closure

The Irish Postmasters' Union says post offices across the country are under renewed threat of closure.

The union says between one and two post offices are closing every week and many are never reopened.

It has mounted a new campaign urging the Government to make a commitment to maintain a minimum number of post offices.

The initiative is supported by the St Vincent de Paul, the Irish Farmers' Association, Age Action Ireland and Irish Rural Link.