Twenty-two branches and sub-offices of the Ulster Bank are due to close across Ireland, the bank has confirmed.
Ulster Bank has said it will close "in the region" of 20 branches and sub-offices on the island of Ireland this year.
An initial three-month pilot phase will see up to 50 kiosks installed mainly in market town-based sub post offices, with a further 50 added every three months.
The following sub-offices are also due to close in Northern Ireland: Ardglass in County Down, Moy in County Tyrone, Rosslea in County Fermanagh and Saintfield in County Down.
With more than 600 main post offices and 18, 000 sub-post offices handling 20 billion letters a year, the service has not only deep roots but strong allies.
Crown offices are Post Office branches directly managed by the company - as opposed to locally-run by sub-post offices - mainly based in major High Streets.
He has argued that greater thought should be given to how postal services are delivered to country parishes, and believes a network of sub-post offices should be maintained.
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More than half of those who took part in the consultation were against closing sub-post offices, suggesting they should be put at parish halls or supermarkets to reduce costs.
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Islanders are split on the way forward for Jersey Post, but, according to a recent public consultation responded to by 480 people, the majority are against removing sub-post offices.
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From its early days, the Post Office employed women often as sub-postmistresses, running post offices as part of their business, or as postwomen, particularly in rural areas when men were not available.
Wendy Cairns, who runs Dunmurry sub post office, is among those calling for urgent action to safeguard the network of rural post offices.
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