Communications Minister Alex White has defended Eircode, estimated to cost between €38m and €50m, after An Post said fewer than one in 10 letters and parcels use the new postcode.

Eircode has cost the country €27m, and the problems that have come to light in the three days since its launch confirm detractors’ long-held fears, writes Joe Leogue

The company behind Eircode expects the postcode to be widely used within two years, despite the teething problems that plagued the system on launch day and sustained criticism from courier companies.

The Government has approved draft legislation aimed at addressing concerns around data protection in the new post code system.

An Ipsos MRBI survey conducted on over 150 businesses has found half do not believe the introduction of new Eircodes will have any impact on their operations.

The chief executive of Ireland’s largest independent parcel delivery company has declared his support for the controversial new postcode system due to be introduced next year.

The controversial €27m postcode system, due to be introduced next year, has been described by officials in the Department of Communications as a "world-beating" solution to Ireland’s address problems.

Previously in your paper I have seen Eircodes likened to eVoting machines due to their wasting large amounts of taxpayers’ money. I now realise that this comparison is incorrect.

The controversial new postcode system will not be introduced until "satisfactory solutions" are put in place to address "serious concerns", the Data Protection Commissioner has confirmed.

The State is facing the embarrassment of spending millions on a postcode system that is going nowhere, writes Joe Leogue