Kells PO moves to Bective Street

Kells Post Office will move to a new premises within the next week or so. An Post has confirmed that the post office will move from its current base at Farrell Street to the former Tara Cash and Carry premises on Bective Street. Counter services in Kells have been contracted out in line with the majority of the country's post offices and will now be run by local businessman, John L McGee, who will be the postmaster. The Kells sorting offices already have moved to a new premises in the Kells Business Park last year. According to An Post, the new premises is currently being fitted out and will be open for business shortly. A spokesman said An Post had no immediate plans for the existing premises in Farrell Street. The building is, however, in a prime development area close to the proposed backlands development site.