An Post on the move in Kerry

27 October 2015

The new office boasts a new location and a greatly improved offering for customers in terms of facilities, counter space and parking.  Open from 9am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday and from 9am - 1pm each Saturday, Rathmore Post Office offers the full range of An Post postal, financial and communications products and services. The new post office is situated at Main Street in the former AIB bank building.

The new office, run by Postmistress Julie Kelleher, is one of a number of new post offices that have been opened, relocated or refurbished this year.  Since the beginning of 2014, An Post has Relocated/opened or refurbished offices in Listowel, also McCurtain Street in Cork city,  Carrigaline, Kanturk and Passage West in County Cork, Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick, Ballynantybeg (Moyross), Limerick, Moville, Co. Donegal and St. Johnston, Co. Donegal.

The new Rathmore office features An Post’s new ‘access all’ counter which enables customers to use the local post office on an equal basis without the need for special provision for those with access issues.  The new counter set-up is being rolled out across the national network as offices are renovated or new offices open. 

The counter was designed by An Post,  for use in all its offices, in conjunction with the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA). It has a number of features which make it more usable for all but especially the mobility impaired.
The new office is part of an ongoing post office development programme which includes new products and services and more office relocations to better serve customers. In 2014 almost 50 post offices were upgraded or opened in new locations. So far this year more than 20 post offices have been and improved with more to coming on stream before year’s