Kicking off Christmas at the GPO

22 November 2016

22 November, 2016: It’s officially Christmas at Dublin’s GPO as the Capital’s premier public building switches into full festive mode today. Up to half a million visitors are expected to visit the GPO over the coming weeks.

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Get stuck into Christmas early is An Post advice

10 November 2016

The secret to cracking Christmas is to get stuck into your seasonal stamping early. That’s the advice from An Post as Christmas stamps went on sale and latest times of posting both home and abroad were announced.

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David Puttnam Launches First Online Retail Platform for Irish Towns

07 October 2016

Oscar-winning film director and Ireland’s Digital Ambassador Lord David Puttnam today (Friday October 7th) launches an Irish online initiative that is a global first.

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Stamp of Approval for Irish Lights

06 October 2016

6th October, 2016: An Post has issued four new stamps honouring the Commissioners of Irish Lights. The new 72c stamps, a special first day cover envelope and booklet feature Irish Lights staff working on a buoy; a helicopter near Fanad Head Lighthouse; Irish Lights technology and the Irish Lights Vessel Granuaile. Designed by Dublin’s Vermillion Design, the may be viewed and purchased at all main post offices and online at irishstamps.ie

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An Post appoints David McRedmond as Group CEO

22 September 2016

Dermot Divilly, Chairman of An Post, has announced the appointment of David McRedmond as Group Chief Executive of An Post to succeed Donal Connell who retired recently. David was appointed following an extensive competitive search process overseen by the Board. He will take up the role at the beginning of October for a fixed seven-year term.

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It’s ‘wheely’ all about the bike with Cycling In Ireland stamps.

15 September 2016

As the 2016 Paralympics are in progress and three Irish paracyclists took medals in Rio yesterday, cycling is having a great impact on the country right now. An Post today, (Thursday 15th September) issued a set of stamps which recognise the growth in popularity of cycling in Ireland.

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The Pillar returns to O’Connell Street

05 August 2016

Dublin 5th August, 2016: It’s back. Fifty years after it left the street, Nelson’s Pillar has returned to O’Connell Street, brick by tiny brick….LEGO bricks to be exact. The monument which dominated Dublin’s skyline for more than 150 years was infamously blown up in 1966.

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Stamp quartet celebrates Atlantic trail

28 July 2016

Images of Ireland’s breath-taking Wild Atlantic Way will soon be winging their way across the globe thanks to a colourful quartet of stamps produced by An Post and released today (Thursday).

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An Post marks Somme Centenary

29 June 2016

29 June 2016 - An horrific WW1 battle that claimed the lives of more than one million soldiers, many of them Irish, has been marked by An Post. This week, a stamp commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme went on sale.

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Postage rates to increase on 21st July, 2016

17 June 2016

17th June, 2016: Following a review of pricing by An Post, rates for postal services will increase from Thursday, 21st July, 2016.

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