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Thursday, 02 September 2010

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Love story celebrates master of miniature

26/08/2010 - Take a Polish-born master of miniature, his adopted Swedish homeland and one of the world’s great love stories and all that adds up to a very special event being celebrated by An Post today, Thursday 26th August.

New stamp series is ‘for the birds’

29/07/2010 - Irish Birds of Prey feature on a new set of stamps launched by An Post today.

Stamps celebrate Mother Teresa and Red Cross Founder, Henry Dunant

17/06/2010 - International Humanitarians is the theme for An Post’s new stamp series featuring Henry Dunant (1828 - 1910), founder of the International Red Cross and Blessed (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta (1910 – 1997).

postfone is a value-for money, no hassle, pre-pay mobile phone service from one of Ireland’s most trusted retailers -

07/06/2010 - An Post has launched postfone, Ireland’s new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), with leading pre-pay ‘any network, any time’ rates of 20c per minute and 9c texts, a range of easy-to-use mobile phones and accessible mobile services.

An Post quality improves year-on-year

03/06/2010 - 84 per cent of letters posted in Ireland to addresses within the State was delivered on the next working day between January and March, according to ComReg’s latest quality monitor results. This compares with 83 per cent for the same period last year and consolidates the performance for 2009 as a whole.

Poet celebrated on home turf

28/05/2010 - A postage stamp celebrating the centenary of the birth of poet Máirtín Ó Direáin was launched by An Post today (Friday) at the poet’s birthplace at Sruthán on Inis Mór in the Aran islands.

An Post reports €5.7m operating profit for 2009

29/04/2010 -

High Cross celebrated in miniature

08/04/2010 - Aspects of Ireland’s contribution to art and culture in the Middle Ages are being celebrated in miniature with the release today, 8th April, of a stamp series marking the High Cross.

Stamp of approval for ICA Centenary

24/03/2010 - An Post’s new stamp celebrating the Centenary of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA) was unveiled at the GPO today by ICA National President, Anne Maria Dennison and An Post Chief Executive, Donal Connell.

President’s words will be collectors’ treasure

10/03/2010 - A stamp celebrating the 25th anniversary of Gaisce – The President’s Award has been issued by An Post today.

Get On Your Bike with 2010 An Post Cycle Series

21/02/2010 - Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan TD, joined cycling legend Sean Kelly (An Post Cycle Series Ambassador), and his daughter Stacey for an early morning bike ride to officially launch the 2010 An Post Cycle Series.

The Tiger roars once again!

14/02/2010 - An Post celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Tiger by issuing a new 82c stamp which covers letter postage to any part of the world . The stamp shows an image of a tiger from an 18th century Tibetan-Buddhist painting currently on display at the National Museum of Ireland. 

An Post leads digital sign up

01/02/2010 - Electronic signatures enabling trustworthy paperless transactions will now become a reality for many Irish businesses thanks to An Post.

Stamp commemorates the Birth of Douglas Hyde

22/01/2010 - An Post yesterday issued a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Birth of Douglas Hyde, Gaelic scholar, author, preserver of Irish culture and the first President of Ireland.  The 55c stamp, designed by Q Design, depicts a photographic portrait by ‘Keogh Brothers Limited’ and is used courtesy of the National Library of Ireland.