Co. Tipperary community to appeal post office closure decision

One South Tipperary community facing the permanent closure of its post office service is to appeal the decision to An Post citing its substantial population as one of its key arguments for retaining the service. 

Clogheen's local councillor Marie Murphy says she plans to lodge the appeal challenging An Post's decision to close her local post office service once the local post mistress retires under the controversial voluntary retirement scheme the Irish Postmaster's Union agreed with  An Post.  

The appeal will be lodged to independent assessors appointed to review rural post office closures in individual communities that believe they have good grounds for the service to be retained. 

Cllr Murphy is a member of the Clogheen Save Our Post Office Action Group, which has been set up to oppose the closure of the post office. 

She said An Post has given a commitment to provide post offices in communities of more than 500 people  She regards Clogheen as a small town. The population in the urban area alone is 478 and much more in the surrounding hinterland.  And she points out Clogheen's population increases during the summer months due to holiday makers staying at Parsons Green Caravan & Camping Park.  

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