We had a round table of councillors including Independent from Sixmilebridge PJ Ryan, Fine Gael representative from Cross Gabriel Keating and for Fianna Fáil Mayor of Ennis Clare Colleran Molloy.
The roundtable was assembled to discuss the offer of voluntary redundancy offered to rural post offices across Ireland and across Clare. Heads of Cooraclare and Kilfenora post offices have confirmed to Clare FM that they will be taking the deal and closing. Craggagh-Fanore, Cree and Lissycasey offices are undecided while Whitegate, Labasheeda, Quilty, Kilmurry, Feakle, Dromindoora, Carrigaholt and Broadford will remain open. An Post insisted that the offer comes after talks with the Irish Postmasters Union, and insists no office is being forced to close.
Discussion continued with the post office situation as we talked to Niall Garvey, CEO of Muintir na Tire. He also continued, to discuss the latest setback in the rollout of the National Broadband Plan.
For both those segments listen back below:
