Campaign to save Ireland's most south-westerly post office

TDs are issuing calls to save post offices in communities throughout Ireland, including in Goleen and Blarney in Cork.

The Goleen post office is based in the Along The Way cafe in the heart of the village on the Mizen peninsula.

State subsidies and more Government business are needed to ensure the viability of rural post offices, campaigners have said.

The call came on Tuesday night as two West Cork TDs launched separate campaigns to save Ireland’s most south-westerly post office branch. A similar campaign is under way in Cork City to save Blarney post office.