An Post saw a windfall of €2.6m in the run-up to the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — in sharp contrast to the UK’s Royal Mail, which saw mail volumes drop sharply.

A fashion designer accused of murdering her French nanny was charming and manipulative with a violent streak, an ex-boyfriend revealed.

An 88-year-old widow in Co. Down scammed out of thousands was left unable to eat or heat her home, her son has said.

What do the inventors of the submarine and the ejector seat, the surgeon who carried out the world’s first C-section and the first All-Black rugby captain have in common? They’re all Irish. With the help of the Epic — the Irish Emigration Centre — we profile 20 of our most famous 

Labour's manifesto will offer a vision of a Britain in which "nobody is ignored, nobody is forgotten, nobody is left behind", Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Just one of those days.

Reinvigorating a brand is always an option, but often it’s best to leave well enough alone, writes Ed Power

Two police officers in Wales have been taken to hospital following an early morning crash with a postal lorry.

Britain: An orangutan called Rocky has outperformed Sylvester Stallone in the movie of the same name by displaying an ability to emulate human speech.

USA: Reno police said they shot to death a man who tried to run over an officer as he attempted to drive into a crowded chicken wing festival.

Royal Mail expects the referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU to spur a short-term surge in sales as the postal operator delivers pamphlets for the both sides of the campaigns as well as mail-in ballots.

A couple in England have been told to restrain their cat or face having their mail deliveries suspended.

Britain’s postal service, the Royal Mail yesterday said it was on track to meet its cost reduction target and delivered more parcels than expected in the UK over the Christmas period, easing concerns over the intense competition facing the former monopoly.

Three men who used a stolen Royal Mail van to carry out a vicious robbery on a post office in Donegal have been jailed for a total of 18 years.

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USA:  Police say a 29-year-old man in Philadelphia continued to drive a car after being shot twice in the head.

Britain is considering selling the Channel 4 public broadcaster as part of its drive to pay down debt, a government official has accidentally revealed.

Is there no end to what postmen can do?

A parcel posted from Britain with Ireland clearly marked as its destination ended up in Canada — leaving the intended recipient to question whether the Eircode he gave in his address may have played a role in the mix-up.

This letter addressed to ’Séan who sings like Neil Diamond’ got delivered

Yesterday’s Eircode launch saw a protest by a group that claims 50,000 Irish language addresses are either incomplete or have been entirely omitted from the new postcode database.

The London market ended the session by posting four straight weeks of losses, despite edging up yesterday.

UK chancellor George Osborne last night announced that his Government had begun the sale of its remaining stake in Royal Mail and that it would give up to a further 1% tranche in the company to employees.

British chancellor George Osborne yesterday said his government will sell its remaining shares in Royal Mail to help reduce the country’s national debt.

Intense competition in the parcels market from rivals including Amazon will leave Britain’s Royal Mail reliant on cost controls and efficiency improvements to underpin profits this year.

In 1914, Cunard was unusual in having two large steamers constructed with a loan from the British taxpayer, and in being paid an annual subsidy, against their potential use as auxiliary cruisers, writes Dr Steve Cobb

Parcels delivery firm TNT Express is set for a takeover by rival FedEx after the Dutch firm backed an offer worth €4.4bn.

Waterford’s Kevin Phelan carried on from where he left off last week by carding an opening 67 to claim a share of the lead in the Africa Open at East London Golf Club in South Africa.

The British broadcaster ITV declared victory in its transformation plan yesterday, returning cash to shareholders after strong international growth and new revenue streams helped it to beat 2014 profit forecasts.

A UK government-commissioned inquiry into the sale of Royal Mail Group will call for changes to the way initial public offerings are managed in London, according to a sources.

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Security cameras which could have captured the murder of a Catholic postman more than 12 years ago were not working when the gunmen struck, an inquest has been told.

Online retail giant Amazon’s delivery service will more than halve the growth potential for Royal Mail’s parcels business, the former state-owned British company said yesterday, sending its shares lower.

Britain's Royal Mail posted a drop in half-year profits today after its parcels arm was squeezed by Amazon’s drive to deliver more of its own business.

The postal regulator has been urged to introduce an immediate cap on competition to the Royal Mail.

The Royal Mail has sold a former mail centre for £111m, with the prospect of a further £20m if planning permission is granted.

The British Government is today inviting expressions of interest from bidders for the UK’s 40% stake in the Eurostar rail service.

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The ranks of female bosses in the FTSE 100 Index are to be boosted after Britain’s biggest DIY chain announced a change in leadership.

A letter bomb has been discovered at a postal sorting office near Belfast.

The Post Office has reported an increased profit of £107m despite a decline in its revenue.