“Next year could see countless local Post Offices close their door forever if the government does not take immediate action and act upon calls recently published in a Grant Thornton report which predicts a major loss in revenues for Post Offices.” That’s the warning from Deputy Michael Healy Rae who was commenting on the recently…
It must be a sign of greatly increasing concern for our immediate environment when town-dwelling people are aware of the legalities and timelines surrounding the hedge cutting season. But then, many of these ‘townies’ have firm roots in the country and that kind of awareness is second nature to them. On Thursday, a hedge cutting…
Fears and rumours about the demise of the rural Post Office in Irish society have been rumbling on for several years now and some have already fallen to the axe of one minister or another. Meanwhile, a little heard of ‘Private Members Bill’ in Dáil Éireann last November proposed that a new An Post /…
