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New study shows that the average person in Ireland sends just two or three letters per month

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New study shows that the average person in Ireland sends just two or three letters per month

Sep 17th 2019, 9:45 PM 12,630 Views 47 Comments

ComeReg conducted a study on Irish postal users.

Explainer: Britain has triggered Article 50 - but is it reversible?

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Explainer: Britain has triggered Article 50 - but is it reversible?

Apr 1st 2017, 7:30 AM 12,825 Views 31 Comments

It depends who you ask – but here’s what the experts think…

Parcel Motel user who received wrong package used Facebook to track down rightful owner

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Parcel Motel user who received wrong package used Facebook to track down rightful owner

Dec 14th 2016, 6:23 PM 26,944 Views 57 Comments

Eleanor O’Farrell had trouble finding her own parcel.

A letter a Frenchman sent to his mother in 1870 has turned up in Australia

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A letter a Frenchman sent to his mother in 1870 has turned up in Australia

Feb 16th 2016, 9:52 AM 17,941 Views 7 Comments

Balloon mail was the only way communications from Paris could reach the rest of France during the Prussian siege.

Just what can election candidates use Dáil envelopes for?

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Just what can election candidates use Dáil envelopes for?

Feb 4th 2016, 4:01 PM 11,724 Views 44 Comments

The Standards in Public Office Commission dictates what they can and can’t be used for.

Here are the most talked about letters of 2015

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Here are the most talked about letters of 2015

Dec 28th 2015, 9:00 PM 13,706 Views 4 Comments

From the desks of Enda Kenny, Taylor Swift and a teenager with two dads, to name a few.

Here is yet more proof that Irish postmen are miracle workers

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From The Daily Edge

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Here is yet more proof that Irish postmen are miracle workers

Jul 20th 2015, 6:00 PM 8,570 Views 2 Comments

“Don’t know full address only he sings like Neil Diamond.”

This man is still testing An Post and they're coming up trumps

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This man is still testing An Post and they're coming up trumps

Jul 10th 2015, 6:05 AM 37,647 Views 21 Comments

An Post managed to deliver knitted post. Knitted post?

The future of Irish post offices has very little to do with post

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The future of Irish post offices has very little to do with post

Jun 16th 2015, 7:36 AM 10,449 Views 18 Comments

Around 48% of post offices account for just 12% of total business.

An Post says man sending 'puzzle' mail is 'a postal champion'

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An Post says man sending 'puzzle' mail is 'a postal champion'

Jun 6th 2015, 8:15 AM 34,489 Views 29 Comments

But they have a stern warning for people too…

Will this get delivered? One man is testing An Post's problem-solving skills

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Will this get delivered? One man is testing An Post's problem-solving skills

Jun 4th 2015, 8:29 PM 60,575 Views 38 Comments

Your move, postal service.

Fifty Dublin City Council JobBridge interns not employed at the end of placement

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Fifty Dublin City Council JobBridge interns not employed at the end of placement

Apr 18th 2015, 8:45 AM 12,885 Views 56 Comments

The Department of Social Protection say this is down to the public sector recruitment embargo.

Did you buy an Opel this year? You've been told not to drive it

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Did you buy an Opel this year? You've been told not to drive it

Oct 6th 2014, 6:57 PM 22,056 Views 19 Comments

New Corsas, Adams or Corsavans registered since February have been recalled.

Anti-water charge protesters say 'don't register' - Irish Water says it'll cost you

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Anti-water charge protesters say 'don't register' - Irish Water says it'll cost you

Oct 1st 2014, 10:30 PM 43,561 Views 307 Comments

Irish Water said those who do not register will face a default tariff of €424 a year.

Does this belong to you? Appeal for owner of cherished photo

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Does this belong to you? Appeal for owner of cherished photo

Aug 29th 2014, 1:33 PM 23,910 Views 10 Comments

The Bray People newspaper are eager to track down the owner and return the photograph.

This is the letter the HSE is sending to ask people if they've emigrated...

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This is the letter the HSE is sending to ask people if they've emigrated...

Mar 2nd 2014, 7:45 AM 36,123 Views 47 Comments

The HSE says in the letter that it is mindful that due to the “changed economic situation” that many cardholders may no longer be living here.

9 unusual items that have been lost in the Irish post

From The Daily Edge

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9 unusual items that have been lost in the Irish post

Feb 8th 2014, 9:30 AM 26,460 Views 17 Comments

50,000 items end up in An Post’s returned letters centre in Limerick each week. Yes, there are sex toys.

Bank of America offers credit card to a woman by calling her a 'slut'

From The Daily Edge

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Bank of America offers credit card to a woman by calling her a 'slut'

Feb 7th 2014, 6:00 PM 42,551 Views 29 Comments

You’ve got mail, and you’re also sexually promiscuous.

Australia has booted out almost 1,000 Irish nationals for overstaying their welcome

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Australia has booted out almost 1,000 Irish nationals for overstaying their welcome

Feb 5th 2014, 9:35 AM 28,653 Views 98 Comments

The figures for the last three years, shows that on average an Irish person is deported almost every day for visa breaches.

5 sporting Christmas cards that probably weren't sent this year

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From The42

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5 sporting Christmas cards that probably weren't sent this year

Dec 24th 2013, 11:59 AM 4,166 Views 2 Comments

But would have made sense if they were.

IOC receives Lance Armstrong's Olympic medal

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From The42

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IOC receives Lance Armstrong's Olympic medal

Oct 2nd 2013, 5:55 PM 1,375 Views 2 Comments

The return of the medal marks “the end of a sad chapter for the sport,” they say.

Lance Armstrong returns Olympic bronze medal

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From The42

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Lance Armstrong returns Olympic bronze medal

Sep 13th 2013, 10:29 AM 2,085 Views 2 Comments

The disgraced former Tour legend has yet more room on his mantlepiece today.

So, a statement for Irish language mag ended up in Macau, China

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So, a statement for Irish language mag ended up in Macau, China

Jun 4th 2013, 7:30 PM 14,204 Views 23 Comments

A letter destined for Belfast ended up in Macau, China. Totally understandable.

These coffins might cheer you up

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From The Daily Edge

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These coffins might cheer you up

Jan 24th 2012, 1:45 PM 4,898 Views 7 Comments

Show in London displays burial caskets which put a twist on the final departure.

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