Do you need to US Dollars or Sterling? We sell Dollars and Sterling - COMMISSION FREE!

The new Foreign Exchange Service from An Post is now available in selected Post Offices.

With commission free Dollars and Sterling you can now buy Dollars and Sterling commission free from selected Post Offices. That means more money in your wallet when you take a trip to either the United Kingdom or America.

Your Post Office – open for Business. Commission free foreign exchange is available in 326 offices across the country.

Your Post Office offers savings and investment services and products on behalf of the National Treasury management Agency (State Savings). These include:

Deposit Account Plus	Interest 3% p.a. variable. 30 day notice statement based Deposit Account, subject to DIRT.
Post Office Savings Bank Deposit Account	Interest 1% p.a. variable, on Demand Deposit Account with a passbook, subject to DIRT.
Pension Save Account	Interest rate of 1% p.a., subject to DIRT. A convenient account to save your pension payments.
ChildCare Save Account	Interest rate of 1% p.a., subject to DIRT. A convenient account to save your Child Benefit payments.
National Solidarity Bond (10 Year)	50% Gross return over 10 years. AER 4.14%, made up of an annual interest payment of 1% p.a., subject to DIRT, and a final tax free lump sum bonus payment of 40%.
National Solidarity Bond (4 Year)	15% Gross return over 4 years. AER 3.56%, made up of an annual interest payment of 1% p.a., subject to DIRT, and a final tax free lump sum bonus payment of 11%.
Savings Certificates	Interest 21% after 5.5 years. AER 3.53%, tax free.
Savings Bonds	Interest 10% after 3 years,. AER 3.23%, tax free.
Instalment Savings	Save for 1 year, leave for five years - Interest 20% , AER 3.37% , tax free.
Childcare Plus	Save for 1 year, leave for five years - Interest 20% , AER 3.37%, tax free.
Prize Bonds	Thousands of weekly prizes and a monthly prize of €1 Million., Tax

Just ask for more details at your local Post Office.

To pay your bill at the Post office just bring it with you, and we’ll handle your payment for you - free. BillPay is An Post's free bill payment service. You can pay a variety of bills free of charge at your local Post Office including telephone, gas, cable, electricity, TV and Local Authority Payments. Below is a list of the bills that you can pay:

Access Telecom	Gaelic Telecom	One Direct: Insurance Life Personal Loans GE
Access Waste Recycling	Galway City Council Rent	Oxendales
AES	Gallagher TV	Oxigen Environmental Ltd
Ardcroney Waste	GE Money	OZO 24/7 Refuse and Recycling
Athlone Town Council	Go and Pay
	Goal	Paddy Power.com
Ballinrobe Waste	Greencom Telecom Ltd	Panda Waste Services
Ballymore Bins	Greenstar	Perlico
Barna Waste and Recycling		Practical Finance
Bord Gáis Energy	Hive Telecom	Pure Telecom
Broadcasting TV Rentals	HomeTel Ltd
BT Ireland	Home Vision	Redirection Service: Residential Business
	House of Fraiser Credit Card	Respond Housing Association
Carrick Town Council		Roscommon County Council
Cashel Town Council	IFA Telecom Ltd.	Royal Liver
Cavan Waste Disposal	Imagine Broadband	Rural Refuse and Recycling
Clare County Council	Irish Farmers Association	Ryan Bros Environmental Waste
Clean Ireland	Irish Home Entertainment	Ryanair Prepaid Mastercard
Celtic Hampers	Irish Red Cross
Clean Ireland Refuse		Sligo County Council Rent
Clonmel Borough Council	Kells Town Council	Smart Telecom
Cluid Housing Association	Kerry County Council Rent	South Dublin County Council: Rent Envir. Waste Charges
Concern	Kildare County Council Refuse	South Tipperary County Council
Cork County Council: North Rent/Refuse West Rent/Refuse South Rent/Refuse Rental Acc. Scheme	Kilkenny Borough Council: Rent Loans	Supervalu—Hotel Breaks
Cork City Council: Mesne Rate	Kilkenny County Council: Rent Loans Rental Acc. Scheme	Swiftcall Telephone A/C Card
	Laois County Council
Country Clean Recycling	Leitrim County Council	TalkXtra
	Limerick City Council Rent/Tenant Purchase	Telenet
Debenhams Credit Card	Littlewoods Ireland Ltd	Tesco Credit Cards
Donegal County Council rent	Longford Co Co Water Billing	Thurles U.D.C.
Drogheda Borough Council	Louth County Council	Tipperary N.R. County Council
Dublin City Council: Tenancy Tenant Purchase Housing Loans Emergency Accommodation Waste Charges Environmental Waste Charges		Tipperary Town Council
Dundalk Town Council	Mahons Recycling	Trocaire
Dunlaoghaire/Rathdown Co. Co: Rent	MailMinder
	Mahons Recycling	Unicef
Environmental Waste Charges	Mallow Town Council	UPC
	Mayo County Council Rent
Eircom	MBNA Credit Card	Vodafone
Eircom Mobile	Meath County Council
EMO Oil Limited	Meteor	W.E.R.S. Waste
E.S.B.Customer Supply	Monaghan Co Co Rent	Wexford Borough Council
EDF/The Associates	Mr Binman	Wexford County Council
Enniscorthy Town Council	Mulleadys Waste	Wiser Bins
Eurowaste		Woodchester Lyonnais Bank
Everday Finance	Navan Town Council
	New Ross Town Council	Zefone Ltd
Family Hampers	North Tipperary County Council
Farms Plastics Collection
Fermoy Town Council	O2
Ferry’s Refuse	Offaly County Council
Fiat Financial Services
Fingal County Council Rent
Flogas Natural Gas
Flogas Metered
Freemans Mail Order

Why should I use Billpay?

By paying your bills at your Post Office there is no handling charge and this saves you money. Plus you get a detailed receipt each time you pay a bill so you can keep track of your payments. Also, for your convenience you can use a single cheque to cover multiple bills to cut down on costs.

You can access a wide range of Mails services at your local Post Office. All of our postal services have been designed according to what’s important to you.

Cost

If cost is your main concern you should choose Standard Post offering you a cost effective worldwide delivery.

Security

If security is your main concern, you should choose Registered Post offering you the securest delivery available.

Speed

If your item is especially urgent, Courier Post is the service for you. Courier Post guarantees you with a next working day delivery before 12.00 (in major urban areas within the Republic of Ireland) and day-certain worldwide delivery.

If next-day delivery (but not time-certain) for your item is required, you should choose Express Post. Express Post offers you a guaranteed next working day delivery within the Republic of Ireland with optional signature & insurance are available for a small fee.

Our Express Post International service offers you a fast and reliable delivery service for letters or packets to 15 international destinations.

If you require a reliable international parcel delivery service (but not day-certain), then Priority Parcel International is the service for you. Priority Parcel International offers reliable delivery times to 15 international destinations with proof of delivery and inclusive transit liability.

Managing your mail

We want your mail to get to you - where you want, when you want and how you want. Let us help you manage your mail.

Are you on the move? Choose our Redirection service to ensure your mail moves with you.

Going on holiday? Don't let your mail build up and become a welcome mat for burglars by using our MailMinder service.

Running a business from home? Separate your business and domestic mail by applying for a PO Box, giving you a separate and permanent mailing address.

 

Other Mails Services

We also offer a number of other services of use to you when sending mail including a PO Box and Ceadúnas licence. In addition, you can learn how to speed up your post by preparing it in a way which allows us to sort it easily. Just ask at your local Post Office for more details.

 

Track your item

Posted a parcel or packet? Need to trace it? Just click on the following link: http://track.anpost.ie/

Your Post office isn’t just about bills and banking. We’re there for those special occasions too.

Gift Cards & Vouchers

At your local Post Office you can buy Gift Vouchers for over 950 retailers with 4,500 outlets nationwide including Argos, Arnotts, Brown Thomas, Champion Sports, DID Electrical and Thomas Cook. There really is something for everyone. It couldn't be simpler. Just call in to any one of our Post Offices.

Choose the One4all Gift Voucher, One4all Gift Card or a Store Gift Voucher. The One4all Gift Voucher is a multi-store gift voucher that can be spent in any of the 4,500 outlets nationwide.

The new One4all Gift Card is a multi-store electronic gift card that can be spent in thousands of outlets nationwide.

Prize Bonds

Exciting and thoughtful, Prize Bonds are the gift that keeps on giving – with Prize Bonds you’re in the draw for thousands of cash prizes every week. And €1 MILLION every month! Ask at your local post office for more details.

Stamps

Have you thought of starting your own collection. What about the children or grandchildren. Give them the gift of a world of wonder and beauty through stamp collecting. Collecting stamps is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Just ask at your Post Office for more details.

Postfone

Postfone is our newly launched mobile phone network and would be an ideal gift for anyone. We’ve a great range of mobile phones to choose from and one, simple tariff plan that allows you to know at any time what you’re paying for your domestic mobile phone calls. Available at selected Post Offices. Just ask for details at your local Post Office.

So What else can I do at my Post Office?

You can top up your mobile phone credit at your local Post Office

Need a new passport? Avoid the queues and get your passport turned around in ten days with Passport Express.

Need a TV licence? Apply for a TV licence or pick up a dog licence at your local Post Office.

You can now also pay your Garda Fixed Fines at your local Post Office.

TollTag.ie Top Up is now available in all Post Offices and is the convenient way for customers to pay the toll.

All at your Post Office - Open for Business.

The Post Office is a major partner of the Department of Social Protection. You can collect your Social Welfare payment at any of our Post Offices nationwide. When you collect your welfare payment at your post office you do not incur any charges.

How does it work?

If you wish to have your Social Welfare payments paid to you through the Post Office you must apply directly to the Department of Social Protection. You can designate any one of our network of Post Offices as your office of payment. Even if you currently receive your welfare payments in another way (e.g. bank account) you can apply to have your payments paid (without charges) at your local Post Office. Just drop in today and ask for more details.

Which payments can be paid through the Post Office?

The range of payments include:

• Families and children
• Retired or older people
• Ill or disabled
• Carers
• Bereaved
• Unemployed
• Back to work/education/training
• In employment/farming
• Employer
• Community support

If you receive Social Welfare payments you may be eligible to use our Household Budget service for help with managing your household bills. Ask at your local Post Office for more details.

For all your insurance needs call to your Post Office. With One Direct at An Post we can offer you a variety of insurance products at competitive rates such as:

• Car insurance
• Home insurance
• Life assurance

One Direct (Ireland) Ltd. trading as One Direct is a subsidiary of An Post, offering a range of insurance and financial services products. For more information visit your local Post Office today. One Direct (Ireland) Ltd. is regulated by the Financial Regulator.

Send money home or abroad

Do you need to transfer money? Make a donation to charity? Pay a bill? Your Post Office offers a variety of secure methods for sending money nationally and internationally. Remember: If you must send cash by post you should always use a Registered Post envelope!

How does it work?

You can send money nationally by Postal Money Orders and Western Union, and internationally by Western Union, Eurogiro, and Sterling Draft. All these services can be carried out quickly and securely at Post Offices around the country, except Eurogiro which is available at selected Post Offices nationwide.

If you are you sending money nationally you can use our Postal Money Order service. If you need to make an immediate cash transfer, use Western Union. Just go to your local Post Office to carry out the transaction.

If you are you sending money internationally you can choose from Eurogiro, Sterling Draft or Western Union. Eurogiro is suitable if you are sending money to Europe. Eurogiro is currently available to a number of European countries including Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland. The benefits of this service mean that you can transfer money in the currency of the receiving country and it is paid to the recipient in cash or lodged to a bank account. You can send up to the equivalent of €1,904.61 for payment in cash. It is a very cost effective method of sending money internationally. This service is carried out at most Post Offices. Transfers are completed within four working days.

An Post also operates an inbound Eurogiro service for receipt of foreign payments.

You can also purchase Sterling Drafts which are suitable for making cost effective sterling payments to many countries worldwide. These drafts are available at selected Post Offices. You can send up to £2,000 sterling per transaction. The sterling draft is lodged to the recipient's bank account.

Western Union Money Transfer is suitable if you need to send money quickly. Recipients pick can up their money in local currency in minutes. Among the benefits of this service is its

Global coverage. You can send money to over 212,000 agents, located in over 190 countries worldwide. No bank account is required. The recipient picks up money at a Western Union Agency.

Missed the bank – or have they closed your branch? For your everyday banking needs
Why not try the Post Office.

AIB Banking

AIB customers can avail of a wide range of AIB services including the lodgement and withdrawal of cash and payment of a AIB credit card.

NIB Banking

Cash lodgement facilities for National Irish Bank personal and business customers are available at 196 Post Offices. Cheque Acceptance and Forwarding services is also available in some of these Post Offices.

At an increasing number of Post Offices you can:
Lodge cash using your National Irish Bank Debit card or personalised lodgement book at selected Post Offices.
Lodge cash to your Credit Card account using your National Irish Bank Credit Card at selected Post Offices.
Avail of the Cheque Acceptance and Forwarding service using your lodgement book and pouches at selected Post Offices.
A cash withdrawals facility will be available in 2011.

The details of your bank account will remain a confidential matter between you and National Irish Bank.

If you have any questions regarding the lodgement process please visit the National Irish Bank website for more information at www.nationalirishbank.ie Should you have any transaction queries, please contact your local National Irish Bank branch or the National Irish Bank customer support team on 1850 812022.

Cash lodgement services will be extended to all remaining Post Offices in 2011 by which stage National Irish Bank customers will be able to make cash lodgements to their accounts in over 1100 Post Offices.

For full details of where NIB services are available, just click here http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/at+your+local+Post+Office.htm