27/10/2017
The Italian Postal Authority, Poste Italiane (IT), has notified An Post of industrial action in the transport sector to take place on October 27, October 30 and 31.
20/10/2017
All nationwide mail and post office services disrupted during Storm Ophelia have been restored.
09/10/2017
Originally marking the foundation of the Universal Postal Union, this day is the occasion to celebrate postal workers for their contribution to society.
11/09/2017
Celebrate Culture Night 2017 with a visit to the General Post Office and GPO Witness History.
30/05/2017
Under the Criminal Justice Act (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Acts 2010 and 2013, all financial institutions, including designated bodies such as An Post, are required by law to verify customers’ identities and their residential addresses. The same legislation also requires financial institutions to ensure that customer identity verification information is kept up to date.
05/05/2017
VISA are experiencing intermittent issues with their 3D Secure service. If this impacts you when doing card payments on any of our websites, please try again later. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
31/03/2017
Post office opening times, Mails delivery and collections.
28/02/2017
Win a €20,000 bursary from Post Logistics and a €50,000 advertising package from The Sunday Business Post to help grow your business to new heights.
23/02/2017
Due to the disruption caused to air and ferry services resulting from Storm Doris there will be delays to international mail services.
16/01/2017
An Post customers are asked to be on the alert for fake email messages.
06/01/2017
From Monday (January 9th) An Post’s Dublin 2 Delivery Unit at Cardiff Lane will relocate to our new DSU at Ravensdale Road, Dublin 3.
24/11/2016
An Post is partnering with TV3 this Christmas to deliver a major multi-platform campaign to highlight its hugely successful AddressPal service.
17/11/2016
An Post greatly regrets to inform customers that due to local unofficial industrial action by postal delivery staff based at Rathmines Delivery Unit, there will be no mail deliveries in the Dublin 6 area today (Thursday 17th November, 2016). As a result of the staff refusing to carry out their normal work, it is not possible to provide a mail collection service for Dublin 6 customers at the delivery unit.
26/09/2016
An Post has won the Judge’s Special Recognition Award for Portfolio of Investment for its new visitor experience GPO Witness History and its partnerships with Carlow Arts Festival, Stoney Road Press, Fishamble: The New Play Company, the Philatelic Advisory Commitee (PAC), artist Barbara Knezevic, Dublin Dance Festival and Stormy Petrel.
22/08/2016
Celebrate Culture Night 2016 with a visit to the General Post Office and GPO Witness History.
20/01/2016
Comments by Donal Connell, Chief Executive of An Post at the launch of the Post Office Network Business Development Group final report, 20th January, 2016
15/01/2016
Due to the recent adverse weather conditions we have experienced disruptions to service in a limited number of areas, for further details please contact An Post Customer Services at 01 705 7600
07/12/2015
All weekly payments, including Pensions, Allowances and Benefits due for payment in the week beginning December 14, 2015 will include the advance payment due in the week commencing December 21, 2015.
08/10/2015
To celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Rising, Stoney Road Press, in association with An Post and Poetry Ireland, are pleased to announce the publication of 16, a limited-edition, fine-press collection of poetry and art.
05/10/2015
- An Post welcomes the agreement of IO Systems and the Communications Workers’ Union to seek resolution of their dispute without further disruption of mail services.
01/09/2015
Celebrate Culture Night 2015 with a visit to the General Post Office.
24/08/2015
To make way for The GPO: Witness History visitor centre, an exciting new interpretive exhibition centre, the Philatelic Shop in the GPO has moved to Counters 20 and 21.
24/08/2015
An Post customers are asked to be on the alert for a fake An Post email message containing a link designed to damage your computer software.
08/07/2015
Air Business Group, has achieved the highest level of internationally recognised quality and environmental standards ISO9001 and ISO14001 for their second operational site in Witney, Oxfordshire. This follows the certification of both standards for their main operational site and headquarters in St Albans in 2014. Air Business is the only global mail, distribution, fulfilment and integrated subscriptions management bureau and achieved the standard following stringent audits.
17/04/2015
German postal operator Deutsche Post has notified An Post of industrial action due to take place on April, 17.
16/04/2015
An Post's UK based subsidiary Reed Business Information (RBI) has achieved 15-42% revenue retention rates for subscribers wishing to cancel through a new service provided by Quadrant, their subscriptions management bureau. Quadrant, part of the Air Business Group, helped save hard earned subscriber revenue by introducing their tailored Telephone Cancel Saves service to achieve powerful retention rates.
01/04/2015
Delays in International Mail Services due to severe weather conditions and industrial action in Spain
31/03/2015
Step into history this Easter Monday and experience the sights and sounds of the capital in 1915.
23/03/2015
19/03/2015
Industrial action on March 20, 2015.
09/02/2015
Dave would love nothing more than a day in town spent browsing around the shops but he never has the time to spare. Laura, on the other hand, would rather shop from home or the office than face the traffic, crowds, heat and stress of a major shopping trip. Fortunately, there is a simple solution for both: online shopping!
27/01/2015
Due to severe weather conditions, some customers may experience delays for both Inbound & Outbound International letter & parcel traffic to the United States of America.
15/01/2015
Due to severe weather conditions, some customers may experience delays for both Inbound & Outbound International Parcel traffic.
15/12/2014
Due to recent severe weather conditions and Air Traffic control centre issues in the UK over the past weekend, some customers may experience delays of up to two days to normal delivery times for Parcel traffic to International destinations.
11/12/2014
An Post has been notified by the Italian postal operator Poste Italiane and the Belgian postal operator bpost that a National strikes are due to take place and mail services may be disrupted.
26/11/2014
Industrial action in Spain and Greece on Thursday, November 27th may have an impact on mail services to and from both countries.
13/11/2014
Air Business Group, the only global mail, distribution and integrated subscriptions management bureau, supports Tudor Rose’s sustainable publishing strategy by providing them with solutions to minimise their environmental impact.
22/09/2014
National Adult Literacy Awareness Week 22 – 26 September 2014
17/09/2014
Celebrate Culture Night 2014 with a visit to the An Post Museum in Dublin’s GPO.
16/09/2014
Air France Pilots have issued notice to take Industrial action from September 15 to 22, 2014.
15/09/2014
The market leading international distribution specialist Air Business Group, part of An Post - The Irish Post Office, launches Air Business E-commerce to the online retail sector. The new service will provide e-tailers’ international customers with the same high quality service as their UK customers. Air Business E-commerce aims to fill a gap in the market with competitive pricing whilst at the same time offering the usual care and quality their clients have come to rely on.
11/09/2014
The market leading international distribution specialist Air Business Group, part of An Post - The Irish Post Office, launches Air Business E-commerce to the online retail sector. The new service will provide e-tailers’ international customers with the same high quality service as their UK customers. Air Business E-commerce aims to fill a gap in the market with competitive pricing whilst at the same time offering the usual care and quality their clients have come to rely on.
24/06/2014
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) and An Post have reached a settlement on proceedings before the High Court (Case No. 2012/45 MCA) relating to the quality of the universal postal service and those proceedings have now been struck out by consent. The terms of settlement are confidential and neither ComReg nor An Post will make further comment in relation to those terms.
13/06/2014
28/05/2014
Please note that letters and other mail items posted on May 29 for delivery abroad will be delayed by one working day due to industrial action at Aer Lingus on May 30.
19/02/2014
The Gift Voucher Shop (GVS), the Irish company behind the One4all multi-store gift card brand, has reported a dramatic increase in online redemption at 85%. Overall redemption figures across all point of sale were up 10% on 2012, with redemption up 23% in December 2013 and 9.5% in January 2014. Category growth included: jewelers +24%; Electrical +31%; Department stores +11% and Fashion +14% redemption.
14/02/2014
Remaining loyal to the publishing industry and showing true support of the PPA and their publishing industry events for the past four years, Air Business, An Post's UK subsidiary, has cemented its strategic partnership with the Professional Publishers Association (PPA) for the fifth consecutive year.
12/12/2013
Joe Duffy seeks help in researching children who died violently in the Rising -
11/12/2013
International publisher Reed Elsevier has selected Air Business to be their preferred supplier for another three years with a contract worth £21m. This includes servicing Reed Business Information, Lexis Nexis and Elsevier.
11/12/2013
Standards create a climate of trust in the marketplace for goods and services. A certified standard is a bage of quality which An Post is proud to wear as three of its businesses – Group Technology Solutions (GTS), Post.Trust and GeoDirectory receive ISO Accreditation.
19/11/2013
Five years into the global postal sector’s sustainability programme, An Post and postal operators worldwide have achieved a 19.4% reduction in CO2 emissions and are now only 0.6% shy of reaching their 2020 target of 20%.
01/11/2013
30/10/2013
Air Business, the UK’s leading global distribution, fulfilment and integrated subscriptions management bureau, has won the tender to become a preferred service provider for the University of Cambridge.
30/10/2013
The natural choice for parcel deliveries in Ireland has always been An Post. With unrivalled local knowledge, An Post collect from any address in the Republic of Ireland and deliver nationwide or anywhere worldwide.
16/09/2013
What started out as one man, a laptop and a handful of memory cards has grown into the electronic gadgets company, Memory Man, who carry over 400 products and ship over 1,500 items monthly.
13/09/2013
‘Letters, Lives and Liberty’ is a fascinating exhibition exploring the role of the Post Office in Irish Life.
08/08/2013
Russia Post has requested An Post to recommend that customers sending packets to the Russian Federation do so as registered items. This is intended to expedite customs clearance of inbound packets. Also to ensure the safety of contents and to enable their tracking, tracing and delivery.
08/07/2013
An Post has just played its part in a unique programme to transform traditional Irish businesses into online retailers. The programme, called ‘Clicktailing’ involved 20 firms which, over 10 days, built their online presence to a stage where they are now trading online.
26/06/2013
An Post is pleased to have been selected as preferred bidder in the tender for the Department of Social Protection over-the-counter cash payment services from 2014, subject to final contract negotiations.
20/06/2013
An Post regrets to advise customers that due to the evacuation of its Mails Centre and National Parcel Hub in Portlaoise earlier today (Thursday), there may be some delays in the processing and delivery of incoming and outgoing, national and international, letters and parcels.
13/06/2013
A two-day strike by French air traffic controllers ended last night. However, there may be some residual disruption today with services returning to normal tomorrow.
29/05/2013
The Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade today announced an important change to passport application procedures to provide a better quality service to its customers.
18/04/2013
An Post provides an array of traditional and online business solutions, all specifically designed to support Ireland’s SME sector and to help them generate more business. One of our most interesting growth areas is parcel delivery and International export. Literally going the extra mile, An Post can help businesses export from anywhere in the Republic of Ireland to anywhere in world.
09/01/2013
Many months of design work and careful planning go into the annual Commemorative Stamp Programme which is produced by An Post on behalf of the Irish Government.
04/12/2012
15/11/2012
An Post is pleased to be working with The Gathering Ireland 2013 to distribute a mailshot containing two specially designed postcards to 1.8 million households in Ireland this November. Families in Ireland are encouraged to post the cards to family and friends overseas to invite them to visit Ireland for the Gathering Ireland in 2013.
06/11/2012
Admailer.ie a unique initiative that is certain to change the face of direct mail in Ireland.
24/09/2012
The 10th Garda ‘Supporting Safer Communities’ Campaign will take place from Tuesday 25th September to Tuesday 2nd October 2012.
17/09/2012
Visit the An Post Museum in Dublin’s GPO.
06/09/2012
An Post has launched the EasyPost stamp printer, the easy way to pay for post. The Easypost printer is a smart, portable stamp printer that will make managing your post easy and put you back in control of your postage costs.
15/08/2012
An Post is the world’s most improved postal operation in terms of Sustainability. Well done to all involved and let’s keep up the good work!
13/08/2012
At this time of year many people are busy planning their summer holidays. The flights and accommodation are booked and there is a sense of excitement in the air. Relax and enjoy the build up, and remember An Post is here to help with all those extra arrangements to make your final holiday preparations hassle-free.
19/04/2012
An Post has launched a new Parcel Service. This new service allows customers in Dublin to have their parcels collected from their home or business and delivered anywhere in the Republic of Ireland next working day – all for just €11 (incl VAT).
16/03/2012
Gone are the days when Irish businesses used the national postal service to simply deliver invoices, the odd business letter, or occasional direct mail offer. Today, An Post provides a vast array of both traditional and online business solutions, all of which are specifically designed to help Ireland’s SME sector do more business even in today’s difficult commercial conditions.
15/03/2012
The National Standards Authority of Ireland accredits An Post Customer Services with ISO 9001
20/02/2012
Customers sending items to EU destinations are now required to complete a new Aviation Security Declaration form which is available at all our retail offices. This form must be attached to all items containing goods (excluding documents), which are being posted to any EU destination, with the exception of Northern Ireland.
08/02/2012
You can post, you can pay, you can play, you can save and now you can be part of the Post Office of the future.
12/12/2011
There can’t be anyone in An Post who isn’t aware that Quality is our number one priority. Now that we’ve been granted ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management certification by the NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland), our customers too are aware of our committment to meeting the highest Quality standards in order to meet their expectations.
08/11/2011
A major milestone has been reached in the acceptance of An Post as fully compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).