An Post Pilot Scheme to Computerise Ten Rural Post Offices

07 July 2005

An Post is to invest in state of the art computer systems for 10 rural Post Offices as part of a pilot scheme to analyse the effect of automation on business volumes at each office.

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Minister Launches Tall Ships Stamps

03 July 2005

Three new postage stamps marking the start in Waterford on July 9th of the Tall Ships Race 2005 were unveiled by Mr Noel Dempsey TD, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources aboard the replica famine ship, Dunbrody.

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Statement re: ComReg quality of service monitor for January - March 2005

30 June 2005

An Post is pleased with the significant six per cent improvement recorded by ComReg on next-day delivery for the first quarter of this year.

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An Post Accepts Assessors Report on Sustaining Progress

07 June 2005

An Post has confirmed to the Labour Relations Commission its acceptance in full of the Assessors' Report on the payment of Sustaining Progress, issued last week

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President unveils Stamps by Texaco Young Artists

19 May 2005

New postage stamps featuring the pictures of four Texaco Children’s Art award winners were unveiled today (May 19, 2004) by President Mary McAleese .

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Mouthwatering Stamps Celebrate Gastronomy

09 May 2005

An Post has issued two new Europa stamps which this year celebrate Gastronomy – the art of selecting, preparing, serving and enjoying fine food. The stamps are denominated at 48c and 65c.

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An Post Reports Profit of €6.5m

28 April 2005

An Post has reported an after-tax profit of €6.5m for 2004. The result is a turnaround of €45m since last year and ends three successive years of escalating losses which threatened the future of the company.

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World Earth Day Celebration of Irish and Canadian Biosphere Stamps

22 April 2005

Irish and Canadian Biospheres are the subject of two new postage stamps jointly issued today by An Post and Canada Post.

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New Stamps Track Dublin - Belfast Railway Anniversary

05 April 2005

The 150th anniversary of the completion of the Dublin – Belfast Railway Line is marked by An Post today with the issue of four new postage stamps designed by Irish artist, Vincent Killowry.

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An Post sells Subsidiaries for €85m

17 March 2005

An Post has sold PostTS UK and PostTS Spain - its two subsidiary companies in the international mobile telephone electronic top-up market - to Alphyra for €85m. The sale price establishes a new market norm in the valuation of companies of this size involved in prepaid mobile telephone TopUp (ETU) in the European market.

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