Work to convert iconic building in Tullamore into restaurant to begin this week

Work to convert a historic building in Tullamore into a restaurant is to begin this week. 

Fit out work is to get underway on the old Post Office in O'Connor Square in Tullamore. 

The picture above is one last look inside the old building before work begins. 

The Post Office moved to the Bridge Centre in 1995 but the old building continued to be used by An Post after the office moved across the road.

The new restaurant is expected to open in April 2023 and it will seat up to 90 people. It is expected to create about 20 jobs. 

One of the unusual traits of the old Post Office, which was built in 1909, is its doorway. It is thought it was designed this way to provide shelter to old ladies collecting their pension.