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An Post will issue a stunning collectible piece of miniature artwork to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Patrick Scott HRHA on Thursday, 21^st January.  Designed by Oonagh Young, the piece is made up of two €3 stamps depicting Patrick Scott’s ‘Meditation 28’, and also features the ‘Gold Painting 21’, which is presented as a piece of artwork linking the two stamps.   The collectible piece is wrapped in a premium grey card folder and sealed with an attractive gold seal. This limited edition miniature artwork will retail at €7 from anpost.com/Patrickscott  and the GPO Dublin.

• Two new free postage-paid postcards for every home
• Customers invited to Design Your Own Card for family and friends
• Community Supports to continue
• Increased business supports for SMEs

An Post is the first Irish logistics company to join EV 100, a global initiative made up of leading international businesses dedicated to accelerating the move to electric vehicles worldwide.

• Widespread Covid-related restrictions and local lockdowns across the world continue to impact the distribution and delivery of international parcels and letters.

Please note that once an international item has left Ireland, further tracking information will be available on the website of the International postal carrier which is due to receive and deliver this item to its destination.

A new stamp marking the 150th Anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland issues today from An Post. The  €1 ‘N’ rate stamp, by Dublin’s Vermillion Design, features an image of the sun, moon and stars stained-glass panel in the Cathedral of Saint Fin Barre in Cork City.

• An Post ensures Brexit changes are as easy as possible for Irish businesses and consumers
• Brexit will have no impact on Letters  to and from Great Britain
• Parcels to Great Britain will require customs forms, the same as all non-EU countries. 95% of online shopping received by An Post from Great Britain will be delivered as normal
• Brexit will have no impact on Letters and Parcels to and from Northern Ireland

An Post advises customers that due to current situation and backlog of freight trucks at English Channel ports in the UK,  and issues with some flights from the UK to the European mainland, delays to letters and parcels posted from Ireland to mainland Europe should be expected.  An Post will be liaising with postal companies and carriers in the UK and across Europe  throughout the Christmas and New Year period to ensure best possible level of service.     Ireland to UK services continue to operate as normal for letters and parcels, albeit within the current Covid restrictions.
 

• An Post is doing everything possible to keep supply lines open
• Transport disruption is impacting last-minute letters and parcels to and from Ireland
• Brexit preparation continues as we work to make changes as simple as possible for Irish customers

An Post has advised its large-scale Irish and international online retailers that due to record volumes of online shopping, it can only guarantee pre-Christmas delivery of e-commerce parcels received into its processing  system by close of business on 14th December.