Postmasters are warning they could stage industrial action over their mounting frustration with An Post and the Government.
They will hold an emergency meeting next Monday to consider balloting for action.
They're expressing concerns over a lack of investment in the postal service, and planned changes to postal orders and foreign exchange services.
Ned O'Hara, General Secretary of the Irish Postmasters Union, says they don't want to strike.
"Morale is very low. We've worked hard through COVID.
"As I said, we are providing these services. We do 85% of all our post office transactions across counters.
"We want to meet the members and hear their views.
"There is frustration - we don't want to do industrial action."
