Post office network in Ireland at risk of collapse without urgent government funding

The post office on Andrews St in Dublin. Transactions in post offices have been significantly down since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, with a decline of 15m An Post transactions between 2019 and 2023. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Ireland’s post office network is at risk of "rapid, unrestrained closures" if it doesn't get urgent investment, a new report has warned.

Commissioned by the Irish Postmasters’ Union, the report from Grant Thornton suggests that post offices need a strategic investment of €15m a year over the next five years or face the prospect of going under.