Last dates for posting Christmas cards and parcels

Planning to send letters, cards or parcels to friends and family in time for Christmas?

Check An Post’s last postal dates before Christmas to ensure you reach them in time:

To the Republic of Ireland

• 22 December – last post date for standard letters or large envelopes
• 16 December – last post date for standard parcels

To Northern Ireland

• 19 December – last date for standard letters or large envelopes
• 16 December – last date for standard parcels

To Great Britain

• 18 December – last date for standard letters or large envelopes
• 16 December – last date for standard parcels

To the Rest of Europe

• 18 December – last date for standard letters or large envelopes
• 12 December – last date for standard parcels

To the USA

• 10 December – last date for standard letters

The last date to send standard parcels to the US was 4 December. It was also the last date to send standard letters and parcels to the rest of the world.

You can check these dates and the deadlines for express post, registered post, and international courier on the An Post website.

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