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An Post ( English literal translation: 'The Post', English official title: The Post Office) is the State-owned provider of postal services in the Republic of Ireland. An Post provides a universal postal service to all parts of the Republic of Ireland and is a member of the Universal Postal Union. Services provided include letter post; parcel service; deposit accounts; a courier service (SDS - special delivery services); and Swiftpost, an all- Ireland next-day delivery service.An Post came into being in 1984 when, under the terms of the Postal & Telecommunications Services Act, 1983, the delivery services of the Department of Posts & Telegraphs (P&T) were divided between two new organizations: An Post and Telecom Éireann (the latter being the telecoms operator now called Eircom). At its inception, during the early years of the Irish Free State, the Department of Posts & Telegraphs was the country's largest department of state, and its employees (most of them postmen) constituted the largest sector of the civil service. Today An Post remains one of the largest employers in the State, although it has undergone considerable downsizing.
In 2003, An Post rebranded its post offices network as "Post Office", with a new white and red logo, and introduced banking services in conjunction with Allied Irish BanksAllied Irish Banks plc AIB , is a commercial bank based in Ireland not to be mistaken for Anglo Irish Bank. AIB is part of the so called Big Four commercial banks in Ireland and the Laser payment system. Allied Irish Banks is usually referred to, both ins. This is thought to have reversed a downward trend in business. An Post, however, is still loss-making in parts.
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- Communications in IrelandCommunications in the Republic of Ireland including postal services run by An Post, are regulated to a large extent by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources has overall responsib
- Dublin postal districtsDublin postal districts are used by Ireland's postal service, known as An Post to sort mail in the Dublin area, This system is similar to that used in London and other UK cities before the advent of the postcode. The postal district appears with one or tw
- General Post Office (Dublin)IRA's destruction of Nelson's Pillar in 1966. The General Post Office GPO , located in Dublin's O'Connell Street, is the headquarters of An Post, the Irish postal service. In 1916 it served as the headquarters of the leaders of the Easter Rising. During t
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