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Oireachtas committee told postmasters could lose up to €10,000 following ending of payments in June

Irish Postmasters’ Union calls for €17m in annual State funding be put in place

Minister sounds positive note about future opportunities but not all are receptive

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Dozens of postmasters march into GPO demanding maintenance of services

Minister says future not as bad as suggested despite claim 1,100 offices are loss-making

No decisions yet made while in-depth review of network still ongoing, says An Post

An Post hope third increase in two years can see it break even by 2017

Move to ‘significant’ rises follows warning over falling mail volumes, rising staff costs

Population fall and a lack of services are taking a huge toll on rural communities

Irish Postmasters’ Union says Government needs to show commitment to communities

Union votes in favour of backing own candidates in effort to support local communities

Saving Rural Ireland set to fight what it sees as decimation of services