Post office network at risk of 'collapse' without immediate financial support

Postmasters, who run the majority of post offices across the country, face a “significant reduction” in payments from July 1 — an average fall of 20%. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

The Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) has warned of “‘unrestrained” post office closures from July if the government does not act quickly to provide financial support or an ‘annual retainer’ to almost 900 postmasters.

IPU General Secretary Ned O’Hara warned that the post office network was at risk of “collapse” unless the government stepped in to provide financial support in the coming weeks.