Government told post offices need subsidy to remain open
An Post has warned the Government that it will have to subsidise post offices if they are to remain open.
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O'Rourke follows British plan to save post offices
The Irish government plans to put pressure on banks to provide up to £15m in business for rural sub-post offices over the next five years.
Read MoreBUSINESS & FINANCE Post office subsidy opposed by inter-Departmental assessors
Members of an inter-Departmental group assessing funding options for the post office network have opposed payment of a State subsidy, it has emerged.
Read MoreANC's parcel deal breaks new ground
ANC is to distribute urgent next-day parcels in the UK for SDS, the distribution arm of the Irish post office, An Post.
In return SDS will handle all ANC’s deliveries in the republic, giving the parcel company access to a countrywide network which includes Ireland’s most advanced automated sorting centre in Dublin and four other regional sorting centres located in Athlone, Portlaoise, Cork and Kilbarrack.
(Irish)Postal services under threat as losses increase to £12m mark
POST offices losses are to increase fourfold to £12m this year from £3m in 2000, according to the Minister for Public Enterprise Mary O’Rourke.
She told the communications union (CWU) conference in Tralee yesterday that if the post office system does not change, losses could hit £28m in 2004.
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