# post-office - Monday 7 February, 2022
# Social Protection
One man said he now has to drive over 55km to a post office in order to collect the payment, which brings his fuel cost to between €45 - €50 a week. Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said that the return to post offices would help to support the network and tackle welfare fraud. A Social Democrats TD said the idea that people in receipt of social welfare are going to defraud the State "has been debunked on several occasions".
# post-office - Friday 12 February, 2021
# Crumlin
# Crumlin
An unidentified man, who was dressed in An Post clothing, produced a firearm towards a cash-in-transit employee.
# post-office - Monday 23 March, 2020
# Social Distancing
# Social Distancing
An Post is also asking customers to not bring children to post offices, if possible.
# post-office - Friday 11 October, 2019
# Armed Robbery
# Armed Robbery
The man was tackled to the ground by a passing ESB repairman during the incident.
# post-office - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
# Theft
# Theft
Paula Underwood has been sentenced to three years with 18 months suspended.
# post-office - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
# Wexford
# Wexford
Two men have been arrested by gardaí in connection with the incident.
# post-office - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
# Postmasters Protest
# Postmasters Protest
Postmasters are accusing An Post of ripping the economic heart out of rural Ireland.
# post-office - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
David McRedmond rejected claims that post office closures are an attack on rural Ireland.
# Your Say
# Your Say
159 post offices across 25 counties are set to close.
# post-office - Monday 6 August, 2018
# Pettigo Post Office
# Pettigo Post Office
Pettigo is the only town on the island of Ireland that’s split down the middle by the UK-Irish border.
# post-office - Thursday 2 August, 2018
# Closing Down
# Closing Down
The list of offices closing will be issued at the end of August.
# post-office - Friday 27 July, 2018
# Dublin
# Dublin
Judge Martina Baxter said the offence was a “despicable, cowardly act” perpetrated on an elderly man.
# post-office - Wednesday 13 June, 2018
# Sligo
# Sligo
No one was injured in the incident and all cash stolen in the raid was recovered.
# post-office - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
A small village in Co Sligo, reminiscent of many others in Ireland, is fighting back.
# post-office - Thursday 7 December, 2017
# Pass The Parcel
# Pass The Parcel
There’s still time to send those letters to Santa, but act fast.
# post-office - Wednesday 19 July, 2017
# Running Out Of Time
# Running Out Of Time
The Irish Postmasters’ Union has said that talks with An Post have broken down, and is urging the government to take action.
# post-office - Friday 14 July, 2017
# Where Is It
From The Daily Edge
# Where Is It
*continues to refresh tracking*
# post-office - Thursday 6 July, 2017
# Crime
# Crime
No arrests have yet been made.
# post-office - Monday 1 May, 2017
# The Modern Way
# The Modern Way
The post office in Ballymore Eustace will be the first to offer the VideoDoc service.
# post-office - Thursday 13 April, 2017
# Post Offices
# Post Offices
An Post’s CEO said previously that the increase was both “absolutely necessary” and “very good value”.
# post-office - Sunday 19 March, 2017
# Adapt Or Die
# Adapt Or Die
Postmasters held a protest at the GPO this week to try and reverse this trend.
# post-office - Friday 13 January, 2017
# Wexford
# Wexford
A burnt out vehicle was later found in Carlow.
# post-office - Tuesday 3 January, 2017
# State Papers
# State Papers
Pearoid was paid £2.5.6 a week, with his lodging costing £1.2.6 a week.
# post-office - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
# Barrack Street
# Barrack Street
Two men entered the post office armed with what appeared to be a firearm – but left empty-handed.
# post-office - Monday 28 November, 2016
# Investigation
# Investigation
A man carrying a gun and a hatchet threatened staff at Rush post office.
# post-office - Friday 5 August, 2016
# Waterville
# Waterville
A manhunt for a third suspect has since been called off.
# post-office - Tuesday 26 July, 2016
# Post Legends
From The Daily Edge
# post-office - Wednesday 6 July, 2016
# post-office - Tuesday 28 June, 2016
# Tea Dancers
# Tea Dancers
An Post has said it will hold onto more than €40,000 in an account Mary Cunningham has access to.
# post-office - Saturday 14 May, 2016
# Mayfield
# Mayfield
The man threatened staff but got away with nothing in the end.
# post-office - Wednesday 4 May, 2016
# Blackrock
# Blackrock
A number of shots were fired in the incident in January.
# post-office - Monday 2 May, 2016
# Carlow
# Carlow
Staff were threatened during the robbery.
# post-office - Friday 12 February, 2016
# Bluebell
# Bluebell
They threatened security staff who were delivering cash to a post office.
# post-office - Tuesday 19 January, 2016
# Blackrock
# Blackrock
A passerby was injured after attempting to stop the assailant.
# post-office - Thursday 3 December, 2015
# Leonard's Corner
# Leonard's Corner
Three men were arrested a short time later.
# post-office - Wednesday 18 November, 2015
# post-office - Wednesday 11 November, 2015
# Diversification
# Diversification
An Post has seen its business impacted by a movement away from cash payments.
# post-office - Monday 13 July, 2015
# Eircode
# Eircode
You can find out your home’s unique identifier from this morning.
# post-office - Wednesday 17 June, 2015
# Kilnamanagh
# Kilnamanagh
One of the men involved in the robbery was armed with a hammer.
# post-office - Tuesday 16 June, 2015
# Return To Sender
# Return To Sender
Around 48% of post offices account for just 12% of total business.