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Importance of post offices highlighted locally

Mar 5, 2026 18:08
By Shannonside News
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Importance of post offices highlighted locally

A Dáil debate on Wednesday discussed the closure of post offices.

The importance of government support to post offices has been highlighted by a local Councillor.

A Dáil debate on Wednesday discussed the closure of post offices.

Postmasters previously shared a pot of €30 million in funding in 2022 over three years to help save them from closure.

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17 post offices closed in counties Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon between 2015 and 2025.

Councillor Pádraig McNamara previously spent six years on the board of An Post.

He feels the role of post offices cannot be understated:

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