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Anger and sadness as axe falls on Bun na Leaca post office

written by Stephen Maguire December 6, 2018
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Sinn Féin Councillor John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh has reacted angrily and with sadness following the announcement that the closure of Bun na Leaca Post Office will now proceed.

The decision to remove the service was formally upheld by the Independent panel charged with reviewing the case.

Criticising the outcome of the review, Cllr Ó Fearraigh said it was with regret that he learned this morning about the outcome.

“It’s understood that the branch will now cease trading as and from 1st January 2019.

“Having spoken with some local residents, business owners and community groups in the village about today’s announcement, I can attest to the palpable sense of loss and anger felt by the community owing to this move.

“Just like many other villages and rural towns across the county that have been in similar situations and where the local post office has been threatened with closure, the local community here in Bun na Leaca have shown such remarkable courage throughout this period.

“In their submission to An Post, the local community made some very strong and persuasive arguments in favour of retaining the service in the village however, just like the rest of the appeals which have been decided to date in the county, the Independent Reviewer has opted to uphold An Post’s decision to shut the branch.”

He added that this the wrong decision and is one which further underscores the flawed nature of the review mechanism which was established by the firm to act as an independent decision maker.

“This appeals process was supposedly set up to examine the arguments put forward by communities, weigh up those arguments, and then make a determination on a case by case basis, yet what we have witnessed to date suggests that the review mechanism was a con job.

“The Government has been at pains to stress that the mechanism was entirely independent from Ministerial influence and that it would not be getting individual in decisions relating to individual closures and while that’s understandable, their entire response and disinterest in this process has been outrageous.

“They’ve treated rural communities with contempt and have chosen to act as gormless bystanders, happy to gawk while rural communities lose yet more vital services.

“The lack of success enjoyed by communities here that have submitted appeals against closures has shown that these moves have from the start been a fait accompli.

“This is very sad day for the people of Bun na Leaca, however I want to again commend all communities across Donegal who have not taken these closures lying down, even though it now appears the case that their efforts were in vain and doomed to fail from the very start.

“The government stand rightly accused of giving these communities false hope and that is simply unforgivable.”

Anger and sadness as axe falls on Bun na Leaca post office was last modified: December 6th, 2018 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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