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AN POST HAS said that it expects to handle over six million parcels and letters daily over the coming days, as it announces key cutoff dates for Christmas post.
According to An Post, their national network handles approximately two million post items each day, with this figure tripling to six million as Christmas approaches.
Key dates have also been flagged by An Post to ensure any post arrives before Christmas, with Saturday 18 December being the last day for letters to European countries other than Great Britain.
An Post have said that there will be a full national post collection and delivery service this Saturday, with post offices set to remain open until 5:30 to facilitate people sending last-minute Christmas presents.
Monday 20 December will be the last day for sending cards and parcels to the UK.
The final cutoff date is Wednesday 22 December for cards and packages going to Irish addresses.
An Post have also reminded people sending post this Christmas to ensure that their packages are secure, that they check the address is legible and to include the senders name and address in the top-left hand corner of the item.
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An Post, a fantastic service even with all the challenges it’s up against
OnPost indeed do great work, however I wish during Christmas season that they could offer discounted stamp prices for buying in bulk. Sending cards is becoming expensive business.
@Ang: eCards will solve that problem.
@Frank McLynn: Maybe for younger, but not always for older generation, and those how don’t use email on regular basis (e-cards can be a bit impersonalable for some).
Good luck with your parcels. We posted parcel on 29th November in Dublin destination Turkey . It was in Portlaoise Mail Centre on the 10th December had not even left Ireland after nearly 2 weeks.
@Deirdre Kilgallon: I misread your comment and for a minute had visions of a large poultry rotting away in some corner of the An post depot for half a month.
Joking aside, that’s not really fair when you go to the effort of making sure your gift is posted in time. No excuse, really.
2nd article today with the wrong post date for Ireland
Wednesday December 22, 2021 is the last day for post in Ireland..
Not 23rd as in this article
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