Post office network needs special delivery to save it from ruin

The problem for postmasters around the country is that, when it comes to the future of the post office network, there’s been too much chat and not enough action. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Even at the worst of times, some people still want to go to the post office, even if it’s just to have a chat over the counter. The problem for postmasters around the country is that, when it comes to the future of the post office network, there’s been too much chat and not enough action.

The representatives of the Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) and the Independent Postmasters’ Group (IPG) were blunt in their appraisal of what could happen come July, when transformation payments from An Post are due to stop and there is no alternative arrangement currently in place.