More than 35 million letters will pass through the Dublin Mail Centre this month - here's how they do it

Step inside the Dublin Mail Centre.

By Nicky Ryan Friday 22 Dec 2017, 8:00 AM

Dec 22nd 2017, 8:00 AM 8,426 Views 9 Comments

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THE DUBLIN MAIL Centre is a hive of activity this month as millions of letters pass along its conveyor belts and through its sorting machines.

And that’s not including the container loads of packages that need to be forwarded on to their final destinations.

An Post’s largest sorting centre is located on the Naas Road and is filled with machines that help get your letters to where they’re meant to go.

They even give Santa a hand…

Watch the video above for a quick tour.

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More than 35 million letters will pass through the Dublin Mail Centre this month - here's how they do it