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An Post ((:ən̪ˠ pˠɔsˠt̪ˠ); English literal translation: "The Post") is the state-owned provider of postal services in Republic of Ireland. An Post provides a "universal postal service" to all parts of the country as a member of the Universal Postal Union. Services provided include, letter post, parcel service, deposit accounts, Swiftpost, an all-Ireland next-day delivery service, and EMS, the international express-mail service. ==Background== An Post, the Irish postal administration, came into being in 1984 when, under the terms of the Postal & Telecommunications Services Act of 1983, the postal services of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (P&T) were divided between An Post and Telecom Éireann, the telecommunications operator now called Eircom. At its inception, during the early years of the Irish Free State, the Department of Posts and Telegraphs was the country's largest department of state, and its employees (most of them postmen) constituted the largest sector of the civil service. Prior to this the postal service in Ireland had been under the control of the General Post Office that was established in 1660. Today An Post remains one of Ireland's largest employers but it has undergone considerable downsizing. In 2014, all parts of An Post made a profit for the first time in 8 years. There are currently approximately 1,000 An Post offices across the Republic of Ireland. The Irish government announced the introduction of a postcode system in Ireland from 2008 though An Post was against the system, saying it is unnecessary.〔(''An Post is against codes plan'' ) ''RTÉ''. Retrieved 15 January 2007.〕 The introduction of the postcode system took place on 13 July 2015, after almost a decade of delays. All parcel post arriving in Ireland passes through An Post's mail centre in Port Laoise, where customs officials are on duty around the clock to inspect it.〔(Man held here in Silk Road 'dark web' probe ) Sunday Independent, 22 December 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「An Post」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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