First awarded in 2006, the awards showcase the diverse mix of writing from new and established writers across 16 categories.

Kevin Barry, Jamie Heaslip, Donal Skehan and Andrea Corr are just some of the people shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards

An Post has again defended its decision to shut its Cork Mail Centre in Little Island, and has revealed that both Tánaiste, Simon Coveney, and Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin privately asked the company to reconsider the move on the day the closure was announced.

Irish rugby coach Joe Schmidt and out-half Johnny Sexton will appear on postage stamps across the country.

The Government will do everything possible to support the 240 An Post workers impacted by the closure of the Cork mail centre, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said.

Other sorting centres to remain open as An Post cites €11m saving

The Defence Forces, An Post, the HSE, and education bodies are all being encouraged to switch over to using electric cars to reduce carbon emissions and government spending.

David McRedmond, who was the commercial director at Eir almost 15 years ago when the telecoms firm was called Eircom, is to return to the company as its non-executive chairman.

It will be repaid over five years with €15m being put directly into the post office network.

The Irish Postmasters’ Union is to meet Communications Minister Denis Naughten on Thursday to demand the Government invest more in the postal network.

Have you ever the heard the story about how Vincent Browne sought and secured the help of then-taoiseach Garret FitzGerald to save the now defunct Sunday Tribune, asks Daniel McConnell.

Leo Varadkar is working with An Post to create a “no-frills” bank account through post offices.

Protestors see the future of the post office inextricably linked to a way of life in rural Ireland, rather than a means to make money, writes Michael Clifford.

Postmasters have said they are upset and worried over reports that the scale of post office closures being planned may be far greater than previously thought.

Exclusive rights to broadcasting the 2015 Rugby World Cup last year failed to turn around the fortunes of TV3 as pre-tax losses more than doubled to €16.95 million.

Global communications giant Liberty Global, owner of television cable company UPC Ireland, has struck a deal to buy broadcaster TV3 for €87m, a development that will stiffen competition for RTÉ and the troubled fledgling station UTV Ireland.

THE Irish people have beaten off an army of bishops carrying croziers by saying ‘Yes’ in the same-sex marriage referendum. For the first time, they have made up their own minds.

An exceptional gain from the buyback of its former Anglo Irish Bank debt, resulted in TV3 recording a net profit of just over €7.4m last year.

If last year’s new TV and radio schedule launches were dominated by RTÉ’s shadow-boxing with Newstalk over the Pat Kenny affair, fast forward 12 months and another station is throwing just as many shapes in a bid to defend its position.

The chief executive of TV3 yesterday insisted the station’s success in winning the primary rights for broadcasting next year’s Rugby World Cup had nothing to do with the Ballymount operation losing out to Sky in the latest GAA TV deal.

Competition in the Irish television market is set to intensify after UTV announced it will launch a station in the Republic in early 2015.

The CEO of TV3 has said that he will not be opposing UTV's bid for a licence to broadcast in Ireland.

UTV has vowed to go head-to-head with RTE and TV3 in a battle for Irish television viewers with a new station based in Dublin.

Annual losses at independent broadcaster TV3 jumped by nearly 4% last year from €6.77m to €7.04m.

The boss of TV3 has lashed out at plans for a revamped public service broadcasting charge to replace the TV licence fee, claiming it is a case of “official Ireland” shoring up RTÉ’s finances.

The head of TV3 has called on the Government to end the “failed dual-funding mechanism” which allows RTÉ to earn revenue from both advertising and the TV licence fee.

Most of Pat Kenny’s listeners will stick with RTÉ Radio 1 and not switch over to Newstalk to hear his new morning show, the state broadcaster has insisted.

TV3 reported a €6.8m loss last year despite a 2% increase in annual revenues and a 28% rise in earnings.

A dramatically changing media environment poses a series of linked challenges to all Irish broadcasters and for media policy in general.

TV3’s director of programmes, Ben Frow, is taking Ireland’s much-loved newsreader Anne Doyle out to lunch next week to see if she wants to work with RTÉ’s rival network.

TV3 RETURNED to profitability and grew its revenues by 6% last year, according to latest annual accounts filed with the Companies Office.

RTÉ is to stop using its dominant position to effectively force advertisers to give it more business after an investigation into alleged market abuse by the Competition Authority.

TV3 has declared war on RTÉ in a battle for ratings as well as a challenge to end the state broadcaster’s access to dual funding from advertising and the TV licence fee.

TV3 is aiming to cement its position as the country’s second favourite TV channel and close the gap on RTÉ 1 with a new autumn schedule which sees a record number of home-produced programmes by the station.

THE country is still creaking under the strain of winter weather but TV3 yesterday tried to brighten the mood with the launch of its spring schedule.