1916-2016. Eighth Series of Definitive Stamps

07 February 2016

On Easter Monday, 24 April 1916, around 1,000 poorly-armed members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army and Cumann na mBan occupied the centre of Dublin and proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic. The rebellion ended within six days, leaving almost 500 dead, and much of the city-centre in ruins.

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An Post’s DeliveryBox is the business

02 February 2016

No more missed deliveries, stress free online shopping and your parcels delivered safely even when you are out. All this is promised by An Post’s innovative DeliveryBox service which has just been launched nationwide.

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Tánaiste renews social welfare contract for Post Offices

28 January 2016

The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, T.D. has announced today (Thursday, 28 January 2016) a further renewal of her Department’s contract for cash social welfare payments at Post Offices. The current contract was signed in December 2013 for an initial two years with an option for extension for a further four years on a yearly basis - total of six years.

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One Direct becomes Post Insurance

12 January 2016

Launches improved product range

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PO–Ho–Ho-ST! Santa dropped by the GPO to post replies to children

18 December 2015

GPO, Dublin - Friday 18th December 2015:

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An Post on the move in Kerry

27 October 2015

An Post is on the move in Kerry where the local post office in Rathmore has moved to a new location – a former bank building.

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Box-ing Clever - Delivery Box service hits Cork

22 October 2015

No more missed deliveries, stress free online shopping and your parcels delivered safely even when you are out, all promised by An Post’s innovative Delivery Box service launched in Cork this week.

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Stamp for St Columban – first to articulate a sense of being Irish

22 October 2015

22 October 2015: A new postage stamp celebrates the 1400th anniversary of the death of St Columban (AD 543 - 615) who is remembered as one of the greatest of the Irish missionary monks. Revered across many parts of Europe where images of him are commonplace, St Columban was described as ‘a European saint’ by Pope Benedict XVI due to the extent of his missionary travels and the many monasteries he founded.

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An Post opens new post office in Dundrum

02 October 2015

2 October 2015: Minister for Communications Alex White cut the tape to officially open An Post’s new post office at the Dundrum Village Centre in Dublin 14 today (Friday).

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An Post announces GPO Witness History Public Art commissions.

23 September 2015

An Post has announced that the recipients of the GPO: Witness History Public Art Commissions are Dublin Dance Festival - which will develop six new dance solos titled ‘Embodied’ - and a visual arts collaboration between artists Alanna O’Kelly, Brian Hand and Orla Ryan - who will produce a contemporary art work titled ‘Stormy Petrel/Guairdeall’.

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