Clare’s Fianna Fáil TD insists that mass Post Office closures will sound the death knell for rural Ireland.
Deputy Timmy Dooley is commenting as a protest is being planned for outside the GPO in Dublin tomorrow, amid fears for the future of up to 200 post offices.
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Weekend reports suggested An Post doesn’t believe earlier proposals to shut 80 outlets would go far enough to cut costs.
Deputy Dooley, who is his party’s Communications spokesman believes large-scale closures would speed up the erosion of Ireland’s rural communities:

