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# Post Office

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Ireland's new postcode system launches today - here's what you need to know
You can find out your home’s unique identifier from this morning.
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Jul 13th 2015, 7:29 PM
Two men due in court after attempted robbery at Tallaght post office
One of the men involved in the robbery was armed with a hammer.
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Jun 17th 2015, 9:00 AM
The future of Irish post offices has very little to do with post
Around 48% of post offices account for just 12% of total business.
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Jun 16th 2015, 7:36 AM
Four men charged over armed robbery of Kilkenny post office
Masked men left with a substantial amount of cash and a female staff member was injured.
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Apr 22nd 2015, 9:55 AM
Man faces court after post office is robbed with a shotgun
Two other men remain in custody.
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Apr 21st 2015, 2:28 PM
Five arrested over armed robbery of Kerry post office
Men entered Tarbert Post Office armed with a hand gun and bat.
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Feb 20th 2015, 10:30 AM
French post office hostage-taker surrenders to police
The city is still on high alert in the wake of the attacks that killed 17 people. A fresh hostage situation is developing today, at a suburban post office.
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Jan 16th 2015, 1:55 PM
More than 100 patients made to collect medical news from the post office
The incident occurred when letters sent out from Belfast City Hospital were not franked.
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Jan 9th 2015, 1:46 PM
Hijacked Royal Mail van used during armed robbery in Donegal
Three men have been arrested.
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Oct 4th 2014, 2:14 PM
Three women taken at gunpoint during 'tiger kidnapping' in Dublin
Gardaí are searching for two armed men.
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Sep 25th 2014, 9:45 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Apr 23rd 2014, 4:51 PM
Second man arrested over post office robbery in Meath
The arrest was made after searches in Dublin this morning.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 1:35 PM
Third man arrested over gun and sledgehammer raid in Dublin post office
The raid happened at the Mill Shopping Centre in Clondalkin yesterday.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 10:15 AM
Postmasters distance themselves from campaign to 'Name and Shame' TDs
However, the local elections candidate says he will continue with the campaign, and hopes that it will spread nationwide.
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Mar 20th 2014, 8:11 PM
Another possible bomb has been found at a sorting office in the North
It’s the second possible explosive device at a postal sorting office in less than 24 hours.
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Mar 7th 2014, 11:10 AM
Men questioned over Post Office raid and getaway car crash are released
An armed raid took place in Strokestown, Roscommon on Tuesday. The car used to escape from the scene was later crashed on the roadside.
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Mar 6th 2014, 10:45 AM
Third man arrested over Roscommon post office robbery
Staff members were threatened with a gun during the robbery yesterday morning.
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Mar 5th 2014, 8:58 PM
Armed raiders threatened staff during post office robbery
Two men were arrested after they stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the Roscommon post office this morning.
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Mar 4th 2014, 12:37 PM
Man due in court over armed post office raid in Kilkenny
The robbery took place in Kilmoganny on the afternoon of 23 December.
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Feb 10th 2014, 10:21 AM
Two arrested after gardaí track, intercept motorcycle 85km from scene of armed raid
The motorbike was tracked down and stopped in Co Westmeath around 40 minutes after the failed armed raid in Clonsilla, West Dublin.
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Dec 16th 2013, 2:31 PM
Masked men with hatchet cause extensive damage to post office during robbery
The two escaped with what Gardaí describe as a substantial amount of cash.
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Dec 12th 2013, 8:32 PM
Three raiders escape after armed robbery of Athy post office
Two men hijacked a vehicle while the third man fled on a motorcycle.
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Dec 6th 2013, 1:23 PM
Man attempts Post Office robbery armed with knife
A man in his 40s was arrested a short time after the attempted robbery.
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Nov 19th 2013, 10:16 PM
Details of new postcode system to be announced shortly
The postcode system is expected to be fully operational by September 2014.
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Sep 27th 2013, 6:45 AM
Here’s What Happened Today: Monday
Everyone’s talking about Pat Kenny versus Sean O’Rourke and the funeral of Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.
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Sep 2nd 2013, 11:21 PM
Man pulls knife on arresting Gardaí in Post Office
Gardaí attempting to arrest a man in a post office this morning had to “struggle” to overpower him after he produced a knife.
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Sep 2nd 2013, 5:54 PM
The most common excuses Irish people give for not paying their tv licence
“Oh, I don’t live here, I’m just visiting a friend.”
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Jun 22nd 2013, 5:00 PM
11 moments where you are convinced time has actually stood still
Stop the clocks. Oh wait they’ve stopped themselves.
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Jun 21st 2013, 8:00 PM
Post Offices want to process more Government services to prevent closures
Processing motor tax renewals, hospital charges, water charges, business rates and other government services would help keep An Post in business.
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May 5th 2013, 1:48 PM
Money recovered after Blackrock Post Office robbery
A man in his late 20s has been arrested.
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Apr 16th 2013, 9:45 PM
Call for BOI to introduce bank accounts with An Post
The Irish Postmasters’ Union has called on the Bank of Ireland to roll out bank accounts with An Post in line with a recent UK decision.
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Apr 14th 2013, 4:48 PM
Gardaí appeal for witnesses following armed robbery at Dublin Post Office
Two men, one armed with a hammer and the other carrying a shotgun, threatened staff and left with a sum of money.
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Apr 2nd 2013, 9:20 PM
Man charged in relation to Post Office robbery in Co Carlow
A customer at the Leighlinbridge Post Office was threatened with a knife during the robbery. A man in his 20s has been charged.
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Mar 28th 2013, 9:09 AM
Gardaí investigate tiger kidnapping in Co Meath
The incident involved a postmistress from the Oldcastle Post Office, Co Meath.
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Feb 1st 2013, 1:43 PM
Two men arrested over armed robbery at Clonalvy Post Office, Meath
The masked men threatened staff with a knife and demanded cash but then dropped the cash as they were making their getaway yesterday.
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Nov 22nd 2012, 4:04 PM
Hijackers run over NI postman with his own mail van
The attackers stole the van and made off in the direction of the Falls Road.
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Nov 15th 2012, 1:36 PM
The Evening Fix...now with added break-up cleavage
The things we learned, loved and shared today…
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Sep 25th 2012, 7:50 PM
Man robs Dublin city centre post office, makes getaway in a taxi
The incident in the south of the city happened at around 10am this morning and a “substantial sum of money” was stolen, according to Gardaí.
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Sep 25th 2012, 5:54 PM
Raiders escape after Dun Laoghaire Post Office robbery
Gardaí believe the two men were each in possession of a firearm.
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Sep 6th 2012, 1:25 PM
Masked man robs cash from Wexford post office
A man in a balaclava made off with a sum of cash from a post office in Ramsgrange yesterday afternoon.
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Jul 31st 2012, 7:10 AM
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