Increase in people in rural Ireland struggling to access banks and post office

Almost 28% of rural households had great difficulty accessing public transport in 2019, up from 23.4% in 2011.

The number of people in rural Ireland having difficulty accessing a bank or post office has increased over the last ten years.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show the proportion having problems with access to banks went from just under 10% in 2011 to 15.5% in 2019.