Bailout worth €30m to prevent further post office closures

€10m a year for three years to safeguard future of network

Minister of State with responsibility for postal matters, Hildegarde Naughton at the announcement of the funding package.

A €30m bailout over three years to safeguard the future of the post office network has been announced by the Government.

Communications Minister Eamon Ryan and minister of State with responsibility for postal matters, Hildegarde Naughton, have won Cabinet approval to provide €10m per year to prevent any more post offices from closing.