BREAKING: Five post offices to close in Offaly

An Post have confirmed that five post offices in County Offaly are to close.

They include Geashill, Monneygall, Mount Lucas, Pollagh, and Walsh Island.

Those attending Geashill Post Office will now have to travell to Daingean, 8.3km away. In Moneygall, customers will have to go to Dunkerrin, 5.1km;  the Mount Lucas will move to Daingean, 5.4km away; the Pollagh moves to Ballycumber, 7.4km away, while customers attending Walsh Island will also have to travel to Daingean, 9.3km away.

An Post has published the location of a total of 159 Post Offices where the serving Postmaster has opted to retire under the historic agreement concluded between An Post and the Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU),  and the neighbouring offices to where business will transfer, boosting their transaction levels and viability.

This agreement was underpinned by A New Vision for the Future of the Post Office Services in Ireland,* accepted by a 5 to 1 majority in a ballot of IPU members earlier this year. 

"Post Offices in locations where postmasters are opting to retire will close and the services will be consolidated with neighbouring offices ensuring their continued viability. 16 such post offices have already closed at the request of the retiring contractor," came the statement from An Post.

The list of locations in which postmasters are retiring, and their neighbouring post offices, is available at www.anpost.ie/PostOfficeConsolidation.