At the moment, normal postal services are taking place, with full national collections and deliveries taking place but there will be some changes over the coming days
Postman at work at around 9am in Middle Abbey St, Dublin, Ireland.
An Post have confirmed when normal postal services will resume after the new year.
The national postal service has confirmed its delivery and retail schedule for the New Year period, with customers are advised to take note of the key dates for deliveries and Post Office branch hours. At the moment, normal postal services are under way, with full national collections and deliveries taking place.
However, on New Year’s Day, Thursday January 1, there will be no deliveries. Any customers awaiting parcels are advised to use the An Post App to track their items, it’s the quickest way to check on their status.
Standard delivery services will resume following the Christmas bank holidays:
Delivery Schedule
Standard delivery services will resume following the Christmas bank holidays:
Tuesday 30 – Wednesday 31 December: Full national delivery service in operation.Thursday 1 January (New Year’s Day): No deliveries.Friday 2 January: Full national delivery service commences.
Post Offices across the country closed on Christmas Day and reopened on December 29. Post Offices will be closed for the New Year’s break from Wednesday 31.
They reopen on January 2:
Post Office Hours
All Post Offices nationwide will be closed from Christmas Day. The resumption of retail services is as follows:
Monday 29 – Tuesday 30 December: Post Offices reopen for full service.Wednesday 31 December (New Year’s Eve): Post Offices will be closed for the New Year’s break.Friday 2 January: Post Offices reopen for full service.
An Post announced that after Christmas, Santa Claus has posted his replies to more than 130,000 children in Ireland who wrote to him. An Post employees, Postmasters and their helpers got Santa’s replies safely into the post over the last week.
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