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Up To 300 Post Offices
2019 McDonald Tells Martin To ‘Put Up Or Shut Could Be Forced To Close

15th, Up’ On Rural Broadband C

May ary Lou McDonald has
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EXAMINER on Micheál Martin to back Grahame Curtis
up”ontheissueofruralbroadband.
Paddy McCarthy
The Sinn Féin leader called
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her party’s motion opposing
IRISH the Government’s €3 bn Between 200 and 300 post offices Associate Publisher
Marc-Yves Tumin
(£2.6b) National Broadband
Plan.
News Editor
The party plans to table could be forced to close over the next David Carter
the motion in the Dáil this 18 months unless they are granted Arts & Entertainment Editor
week, seeking the appoint- Children’s Hospital he plays serious about protecting access to government services. Brad Balfour
ment of the ESB to deliver spectator politics with taxpay- delivering rural broadband The Irish Postmasters Union says a Sales Director
rural broadband. ers money.” then he will support the Sinn deal agreed with An Post last year, John O’Rourke
The Government last But the Dublin Central TD Féin motion.” provided for the introduction of serv-
week approved Granahan said Sinn Féin was “prepared She made the comments ices, such as car tax, drivers’ licences Classified Advertising
John O’Rourke
McCourt as the preferred bid- to take action”. alongside the party’s MEPs at and Leap cards.
der for the roll-out of high If he is serious about pro- the Dublin launch of the However, it says in the time since, Art Director
speed broadband to more tecting rural Ireland, if he’s party’s European election no progress has been made. Heidi Gross Kelley
than 540,000 homes and busi- serious about protecting manifesto. Speaking ahead of their annual Contributors
Joe Murphy, Joe Kavanagh, C.S.
nessesacrossthecountryover delivering rural broadband Sinn Féin also launched its conference in Portlaoise, IPU General O’Brien, Mike Fitzpatrick, Seamus
the next seven years. then he will support the Sinn campaign in Belfast on Secretary Ned O’Hara said that the Kelleher, Bert Randolph Sugar, John
Ms McDonald said the Féin motion Monday. issue could lead to hundreds of post Mooney, Neil McDaid, Aine Fox, Sean
McCarthy, Mike Bowen, Marc-Yves
Fine-Gael led Government, “We will table a motion in Ms McDonald accused offices having to close their doors. Tumin, Jack McGrath, Charley Brady,
which is supported by Fianna the Dail to appoint the ESB, a Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of “An Post have introduced a range Patrick Hurley, Catherine Wylie, Alicia
Fáil, had shrugged off alterna- commercial semi-state, to being “insulated from the of new services which we have adapt- Colon, Jason Gallagher, Jackie Cahill, Bill
Daly, Jim McKeon
tives to the plan which would deal finally with rural broad- reality of Ireland”. ed to and financial services like credit
allow broadband to remain in band,” she said. “He’s out of touch,” she cards and loans etc,” he said. Contributing Photographers
public ownership. “My challenge to Micheál claimed. “His vision is of “But we haven’t had any sign of Leo Doyle, Danny McCabe, Roger
Wong
“The national broadband Martin is this: put up or shut Ireland that works for the any government services yet and they
shambles is aided and abetted up. few, that delivers for land- are critical to the post office service Circulation
John Philip, Manager
by Micheál Martin,” she said. “If he is serious about pro- lords and protects the inter- going forward. North East - Paul Hamrock
“And just like the National tecting rural Ireland, if he’s ests of the rich.” C “So, unless the network gets those West Coast - Jim Clement
services going forward, within a year Historian
or 18 months 200-300 post offices will
O’Dwyer & Bernstien, LLP be at risk.” C Events Consultant
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