# Letter

All time

# the personal postbox

Sick of calling on neighbours to pick up your Amazon purchases? An Post may have a solution

The postal service is planning to offer customers the option of buying self-install personal delivery boxes.

22.2k

Jul 24th 2014, 12:07 PM

# increase

Sending a letter? It costs more from today

A stamp is now 68 cent.

23.1k

Jul 21st 2014, 9:14 PM

# mh17

Bereaved dad writes heartbreaking letter to "murderers of my loved and only child"

Hans de Boort lost his daughter Elsemiek (17) in the Malaysia Airlines incident.

40.8k

Jul 21st 2014, 3:05 PM

# sniff sniff

Primary school sends adorable letter to outgoing students

Tests aren’t everything.

14.4k

Jul 15th 2014, 9:19 AM

# Bank of Ireland

BOI chief Richie Boucher tells staff he is being treated for cancer

The Bank of Ireland chief executive expects to be back to work in September.

18.0k

Jul 12th 2014, 11:56 AM

# Letter

Ó Cuív defends asking for a man convicted of manslaughter to be moved to an open prison

The man he made representations on behalf of was a drug dealer who killed an associate and stored the body in a freezer.

9.8k

Jun 21st 2014, 2:05 PM

# tiny good samaritan

Kid finds lost drivers licence, writes cutest letter ever

Steven is a hero.

5.3k

Jun 11th 2014, 10:00 PM

# exam weather

Unhelpful Leaving Cert letter in the Irish Times today

Aren’t we all just gas?

4.3k

Jun 4th 2014, 7:32 AM

# Cuts

Bausch and Lomb staff receive letter stating redundancies are the "reality of the state of business"

The company, which is the biggest in Waterford, is seeking up to 200 redundancies.

18.9k

May 30th 2014, 10:27 PM

# HSE

'They took the medical card from our little girl. She has Cerebral Palsy and may never walk'

Five-year-old Lauryn Tracy had her wheelchair stolen last year and now the HSE have revoked her medical card.

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May 16th 2014, 11:00 PM

# Rehab

RSVP: Angela Kerins and Frank Flannery yet to confirm attendance at PAC next week

The committee is due to hold further hearings on Rehab next Thursday.

6.6k

Apr 3rd 2014, 9:09 PM

# error

'Ludicrous': Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher dismisses Sinn Féin attack over Trichet letter vote

Sinn Féin MEP candidate Matt Carthy said that the odds of three votes being incorrect due to a technical fault were ‘astronomical’.

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Mar 22nd 2014, 8:10 AM

# up for grabs

Elvis Presley fan? You could bid for a strand of his hair tomorrow

The auctioneers said it could go for between £50-£5,000.

6.1k

Mar 21st 2014, 10:30 PM

# remarks

Rehab: Legal action being taken against writer of letter to PAC

Rehab also said that comments from the chairman of the PAC, John MGuinness, were “unfair”.

10.6k

Mar 15th 2014, 3:53 PM

# Bailout

2010 ECB letter to Lenihan could finally be made public

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a motion calling for the publishing of the letter.

14.1k

Mar 15th 2014, 2:31 PM

# Tribute

Letter To BOD - Brilliant gesture from Welsh rugby squad as they pay tribute to O'Driscoll

The Welsh joined in the wave of tributes towards the Irish legend.

14.9k

Mar 10th 2014, 8:41 AM

# Transparency

Ombudsman unhappy ECB won't give Brian Lenihan letter to journalist

Emily O’Reilly said that the ECB has “wasted an opportunity” to use transparency.

9.7k

Mar 7th 2014, 10:06 AM

# Goodbye

Sue Perkins' loving letter to her dog Pickle will have you in floods

The pet and owner said goodbye last week.

7.5k

Jan 23rd 2014, 12:46 PM

# dear john

Here's Ben Mowen's letter to the Wallabies, telling them he is off to France

The Australian captain is swapping life Down Under for the lucrative surrounds of Top 14 rugby.

7.8k

Jan 11th 2014, 1:49 PM

# toothless

Science agency apologises to little girl for not making her a dragon

Her adorable letter made them reconsider EVERYTHING.

6.4k

Jan 9th 2014, 12:26 PM

# Complaint

One poor Stockport fan was sent a letter claiming he 'stinks'

The identity of both the writer and the recipient of the note is currently unclear.

6.7k

Jan 2nd 2014, 8:11 PM

# buzz aldrin kill

NASA confirms that "sh*tload of coke" letter is a fake

We so wanted it to be real.

8.1k

Nov 25th 2013, 4:18 PM

Voices

Damien Kiberd: If Enda wants cash from his EU mates, he needs to stop ticking the boxes

Taoiseach Kenny wrote a letter to 26 EU heads about their 2012 “commitment” to give Ireland special treatment – but they don’t care for wimpish reminders.

Oct 27th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Retail

Daintree Paper boss responds to criticism over gay cake-topper row

“It was in no way my intention to cause offence to anyone and I unreservedly apologise for any offence caused,” writes Paul Barnes.

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Oct 3rd 2013, 6:36 PM

# dear miley

Sinead O'Connor writes amazing open letter to Miley Cyrus

“Your body is for you and your boyfriend, not every greedy record company executive.”

12.3k

Oct 3rd 2013, 9:57 AM

# shame in the family

Grandfather writes incredible letter to daughter after she disowns gay son

“I now have a fabulous grandson to raise, and I don’t have time for a heartless daughter.”

6.0k

Oct 3rd 2013, 8:19 AM

# best mum ever

Mother's heartwarming letter after son came out on Facebook

The mother’s letter – written after her son posted about his sexuality – has gone viral.

9.5k

Sep 6th 2013, 10:08 AM

# Big Fish Little Fish

Laid-off Big Fish staff issue scathing letter to management

79 people who were made redundant at the company’s Cork office have written a letter to the CEO and president in which they describe their redundancy package as “barely above legal minimums”.

16.0k

Aug 30th 2013, 8:20 AM

# Bus Stopped

Dublin Bus chief executive pleads with staff not to strike

As Sunday’s Dublin Bus strike looms, the head of the company has sent letters to staff asking them not to strike.

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Aug 3rd 2013, 12:01 PM

# ibrc

IBRC liquidators writing to borrowers over loans

The borrowers will be updated on the sale of their IBRC loans and collateral obligations.

7.0k

Jul 25th 2013, 7:47 PM

# ricin

Suspicious letters sent to Obama at the White House

It is said to be ‘similar’ to an apparently poison-laced letter sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently.

6.3k

May 31st 2013, 7:44 AM

# You've Got Mail

New York mayor receives suspected deadly poison letters

The letters contained “anonymous threats” and when tested locally, preliminarily indicated the presence of ricin, police said.

4.1k

May 30th 2013, 8:04 AM

# Bray

Bray garda to stand trial after claims she forged a letter from the DPP

Catherine McGowan (46) from west Dublin will stand trial in eight weeks.

15.8k

May 24th 2013, 12:47 PM

# Oireachtas Hearings

Letter: TFMR 'disappointed' at exclusion from abortion hearings

Read the full text of a letter to a TD from a mother whose daughter had to travel to Liverpool for a termination.

7.3k

May 17th 2013, 7:10 AM

# first class

Royal Mail kindly asks customer to stop with the pranks

All of which sound GAS by the way.

7.1k

May 14th 2013, 8:53 AM

# America

Deadly poison ricin sent in post to US Senator

The letter addressed to a Senator from Mississippi was intercepted before it could be delivered to him.

6.4k

Apr 17th 2013, 11:02 AM

# Property Tax

OAP behind anti-property tax letter: Apathetic youth leaving it to 'grey brigade'

Billy Cleary, 73, wrote a strong-worded letter opposing the property tax that went viral on Facebook earlier this week and now he wants to escalate the protest.

22.9k

Apr 11th 2013, 7:18 PM