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Postman hauling parcels into his van in Dublin city. Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie

An Post says travel disruption is impacting last-minute letters and parcels to and from Ireland

The company said it will do everything in its power to “maintain the flow of incoming and outgoing international mail”.

THE DISRUPTION TO international supply lines via Britain will seriously impact last-minute post to and from Ireland to Britain and the rest of Europe, An Post has said.

Its statement came on the last day for posting Christmas cards and parcels within Ireland for guaranteed Christmas delivery. 

An Post said today that all e-commerce parcels received in line with the deadlines advised to large online retailers are on track and will be delivered to customers by Christmas Eve. 

All international cards and smaller parcels received into Ireland in line with the advised posting dates are also on schedule for 24 December.

However, last-minute post abroad may be affected by the decision made yesterday by many countries – including Ireland – to halt inbound flights from the UK in a bid to prevent the spread of a virus mutation sweeping through London and the south east of England.

Air freight capacity had already been seriously impacted by Covid-19 restrictions according to An Post. It said that, as a result, practically all incoming and outgoing international letters and parcels are conveyed by ferry via Great Britain.

While freight is still moving, it described significant delays and long tailbacks with hundreds of container trucks waiting to board ferries.

An Post’s Garret Bridgman, who’s managing director of mails and parcels, said: “We’ll do everything within our power to maintain the flow of incoming and outgoing international mail.

“However, current issues affecting transportation are increasingly outside the control of An Post as more European countries including Belgium, Sweden and Germany – one of our largest incoming mailers – temporarily suspend all despatches to Great Britain.

“Through planning and early advice on deadline posting dates, we have been able to avoid the delays and disruptions being experienced in other countries as a result of Covid restrictions and unprecedented volumes.”

The company added that it has put prepatory work in ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period and will assist customers and businesses on the effect of these changes from early 2021 onwards.

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    Apr 18th 2023, 7:17 PM

    I know this is a copy and paste from Press Association but please, Journal.ie, the name Derry is just fine.Your Irish readers don’t need to see the “official” name in the first paragraph.

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    Apr 18th 2023, 7:44 PM

    Londonderry?

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    Apr 18th 2023, 8:11 PM

    @johnbrady: NI budget bigger than our’s so I think they’re entitled to that moniker.

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    Apr 18th 2023, 8:36 PM

    Nobody is going to push the DUP in into anything , they can say NO all on their own.

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    Apr 18th 2023, 8:55 PM

    They are nothing but a bunch of Drama Queens !!

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    Apr 18th 2023, 8:34 PM

    No, simply calling it Derry is not fine. Both sides need recognition so it’s Londonderry, Derry/Londonderry, L/Derry, Stroke City or something similar. Really annoying when rte refer to it only as Derry without also mentioning the correct official name of Londonderry.

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    Apr 18th 2023, 9:38 PM

    @Richard Ahern: It’s almost as annoying as someone using rte instead of RTÉ, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the correct official name of the broadcaster. Fadas matter!

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    Apr 19th 2023, 2:13 AM

    @Richard Ahern: strange thing to let annoy you

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    Apr 19th 2023, 5:10 AM

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    Apr 18th 2023, 9:27 PM

    Looks like some one too k

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    Apr 18th 2023, 9:32 PM

    @Joe x: looks like someone took offence to my suggestion of holding back salaries until Stormobt is reestablished and they are doing the jobs they are elected to do…..represent their constituents

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