# An Post

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# Homelessness

An Post to offer homeless people addresses at post offices to avail of services

An Post is working with homeless charities and service providers to put the finishing touches to the service.

26.9k

Mar 14th 2019, 12:18 PM

# retail and services

How An Post enlisted a fictional, time-poor millennial to create its fancy €5m logo

The decades-old company is hoping to become more relevant to a younger target market.

1.5k

Mar 14th 2019, 11:38 AM

# Search and Rescue

Irish Coast Guard stamps featuring Caitríona Lucas' artwork launched by An Post

Lucas lost her life when the boat she was in capsized while searching for a missing man in September 2016.

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Mar 7th 2019, 3:39 PM

# An Post

An Post experiences busiest Christmas season to date

At the height of the season, An Post staff were delivering over 100,000 parcels per day nationwide.

16.3k

Dec 28th 2018, 3:48 PM

# Festive Season

An Post made not one but three Christmas ads this year. Here's how - and why

The postal service looked around the globe to try find ‘authentic’ Irish festive stories.

16.7k

Dec 25th 2018, 11:00 PM

# getting close now

Tomorrow is the last day to send standard post in time for Christmas

Today is the last day you can send letters to Britain or Europe.

9.6k

Dec 18th 2018, 9:11 AM

# modernising

An Post takes first steps into the mortgage business by seeking info from 'prospective partners'

From an “uncertain and extremely bleak” outlook, An Post is aiming to expand the services it offers.

12.5k

Dec 15th 2018, 6:30 AM

Sending Christmas post? Here are the dates you need to know

Tomorrow is the last date for sending parcels to mainland Europe.

25.1k

Dec 14th 2018, 5:46 PM

# signed sealed delivered

You need to send letters by these dates so that they arrive before Christmas

If you’re sending letters to the USA, Australia or Asia, you’ll have to send them this week to make sure they get there on time.

19.6k

Dec 3rd 2018, 2:02 PM

# Christmas Post

Toy Show, turkey and Santa Claus: This year's Christmas stamps have been unveiled

The Late Late Toy Show and Christmas dinner feature on the set of six new stamps.

14.7k

Nov 13th 2018, 9:43 AM

# retail and services

The government was told that shifting TV licence duties to Revenue would crush post offices

A union representing An Post workers made the claims in a letter to ex-minister Denis Naughten.

992

Oct 18th 2018, 4:03 PM

# Clondalkin

Army bomb squad called to An Post sorting office after discovery of 'suspicious package'

The device was later declared a hoax and handed over to gardaí for further investigation.

15.8k

Oct 16th 2018, 8:26 AM

# Tiger Kidnapping

Postmistress left traces of her DNA in car during tiger raid in case she was killed, court hears

Susan Lawlor tied told a court how she was bundled into the backseat of her car before being driven to a field in an unknown location.

29.3k

Oct 11th 2018, 5:12 PM

# delayed payment

Problem over payment of child benefit to Irish parents 'resolved' following industry-wide banking issue

Customers with An Post, Ulster Bank and PTSB have been affected.

39.1k

Oct 2nd 2018, 2:28 PM

# rural ireland

Digital kiosks to offer free access to Government services in post offices

Government funding of €80,000 has been provided to help with rolling out the digital assist pilot scheme.

10.1k

Oct 1st 2018, 10:05 PM

# Delivery

An Post issues tender for uniforms and safety boots for its 6,750 staff

An Post said the design of the uniforms will not change.

18.1k

Sep 30th 2018, 8:00 AM

# strong winds

Some welfare offices closed and An Post services disrupted due to Storm Ali

The Department of Social Protection is advising people to get in touch with their offices tomorrow to schedule an appointment.

9.4k

Sep 19th 2018, 1:17 PM

# Postmasters protest

Postmasters to march on the Dáil over closure of 159 Post Offices

Postmasters are accusing An Post of ripping the economic heart out of rural Ireland.

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Sep 18th 2018, 4:20 PM

# post offices

An Post might turn its 'surplus' property into commercial space

The semi-state could also look at relocating more of its operations from a number of sites.

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Sep 9th 2018, 8:30 AM

# post offices

An Post is weighing up options to turn its 'surplus' property into commercial space

The semi-state could also look at relocating more of its operations from a number of sites.

955

Sep 6th 2018, 2:36 PM

# post offices

Naughten says complete shutdown of postal services was 'undeniable' before retirement package plan

The CEO of An Post told an Oireachtas Committee today that it is vital now that more government services are offered at post offices to strengthen the network.

10.8k

Sep 4th 2018, 5:33 PM

# shut down

Are post offices even viable? An increase in financial services could have been the game changer

The Bobby Kerry report stated that the expansion of financial services in post offices was essential to their survival.

8.7k

Sep 2nd 2018, 7:45 AM

# community banking

'Brexit-like impact on rural Ireland': Independent TD rules out supporting the Budget over post office closures

The Clare TD said the government has reneged on their promises to roll out a community banking system.

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Aug 31st 2018, 1:15 PM

# rural ireland

An Post CEO: 'Every community of over 500 people will have a post office'

David McRedmond rejected claims that post office closures are an attack on rural Ireland.

14.1k

Aug 29th 2018, 3:50 PM

# Your Say

Poll: How often do you use the post office?

159 post offices across 25 counties are set to close.

27.8k

Aug 29th 2018, 9:19 AM

# rural ireland

'An attack on rural Ireland' - Criticism as An Post releases list of 159 post offices to close

The closure affects 25 counties.

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Aug 28th 2018, 10:07 PM

# postal service

After a garda probe and potential cyber breach, CityPost is headed for liquidation

Creditors have moved to wind up the An Post challenger after a tumultuous 12 months for the firm.

31.5k

Aug 4th 2018, 8:00 AM

# Mayo

An Post delivers its first parcel to an island by drone

It was delivered to Clare Island, Co Mayo.

38.2k

Jul 6th 2018, 10:33 PM

# Gradaim Leabhar na hÉireann

Irish language works get their own award category for first time at Irish Book Awards

An Post has taken over as sponsor of the annual awards for the next three years.

7.4k

Jun 27th 2018, 7:04 PM

# TV licence

TV inspectors carrying out more weekend and evening inspections for unpaid fees

Additional temporary inspectors have also been appointed to improve the compliance rate.

19.4k

Apr 28th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Jobs

An Post denying reports that it needs to cut 2,000 jobs

An Post says the number of 2,000 redundancies is from a strategic review in March 2017.

9.9k

Apr 21st 2018, 1:17 PM

# long running saga

There won't be any more post offices forced to close as landmark deal reached

After three months of negotiations, An Post has reached a deal with the Irish Postmasters’ Union.

15.1k

Apr 20th 2018, 10:48 AM

# Price hike

An Post made €8m profit last year - and a 'large part' of it is due to the €1 stamp

The new, higher price brought in €60 million for An Post last year.

14.1k

Apr 19th 2018, 12:58 PM

# life and achievements

An Post issues stamps honouring Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela

The stamps were designed by Dublin-based design studio Aad.

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Apr 5th 2018, 1:51 PM

# I Will Arise And Moisturise

This buzzy South Korean skincare brand is named after a W.B.Yeats poem

Innisfree has been around since 2002 and is South Korea’s largest makeup brand.

5.7k

Apr 4th 2018, 2:30 PM

# status red

Here are the stores, banks and post offices closing due to the bad weather

The entire nation has been advised to remain indoors from 4pm today.

129k

Mar 1st 2018, 4:25 PM

# Shutdown

Large queues formed outside post offices ahead of lunchtime shutdown

All An Post branches are now shut until Monday.

25.3k

Mar 1st 2018, 1:14 PM

# rural ireland

'The closure of our post office would mean the death of our village'

A small village in Co Sligo, reminiscent of many others in Ireland, is fighting back.

35.2k

Feb 7th 2018, 6:05 AM

# Magicians

An Post managed to deliver this ridiculously damaged letter from Australia to the correct address in Dublin

This is seriously impressive.

21.5k

Jan 3rd 2018, 3:00 PM

# nice job

The Rubberbandits are so famous in Limerick that An Post managed to deliver this letter to Blindboy

A Christmas miracle.

23.9k

Dec 27th 2017, 10:03 AM