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26 Nov 2025

An Post announces important Christmas postal dates for 2025

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EXPLAINER: An Post announces important Christmas postal dates for 2025

As the festive season draws closer, people all across Ireland are getting ready to send Christmas cards, presents, and parcels to loved ones at home and abroad.

To make sure you have enough time to send those all important gifts, An Post have released their latest posting dates to ensure delivery by Christmas.

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On their website, An Post have given their handy guide to help you keep track of those dates.

An Post said,

"Millions of people all over the world are using post to send Christmas letters and parcels to loved ones. While these are the last dates of posting, this year is like no other and we advise customers to post early.

The latest posting dates to ensure delivery before Christmas:

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The Statement on the An Post website reads,

This Christmas trading period is going to be busier than ever for ecommerce deliveries.

Our commitment is always to continue to support our customers. We also recognise that some ecommerce businesses do not have delivery options this Christmas. We are here for business and want to help customers trade at such an important time of year.

For ecommerce businesses without a delivery partner this peak season, SME customers are welcome to resume An Post accounts or use An Post’s Advantage Card. Advantage Card labels can be purchased online or in a post office, and deliveries can be dropped off in any post office.

Our priority this Christmas is our customers and our employees, doing our utmost to ensure we deliver a great nationwide service as we manage unprecedented volumes.

*To enable us to deliver on our priorities, we are amending our last date of posting for parcels for delivery before Christmas within Ireland and to the UK, to Tuesday, December 16th, just 3 days earlier than planned.

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Direct Mail

PostAim December 4

To have your PostAim mailing land before December 23, ensure your mailing is presented to the Mail Centre on December 4, before 12 noon.

To find out more about our direct mail media services email post.media@anpost.ie
International mail delivery times are estimates and subject to local postal operator delays.

Find out more HERE

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