Up to 200 post offices at risk of closure in next 12 months

A report commissioned by Grant Thornton warned of “unrestrained post office closures” after June 2021. File Picture: PA

Up to 200 post offices are at risk of closing in the next 12 months unless the Government puts financial support in place, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

The Irish Postmasters Union (IPU) laid bare the impact if the Government does not continue with the transformation payments.