SOME 1,100 An Post employees have applied for redundancy and severance packages since the start of the year, close to the company’s target of 1,500.

An Post has reported an after-tax profit of €40.7m for 2005.

THE threat of a potentially catastrophic pre-Christmas strike by postal workers has been lifted following the acceptance by management of Labour Court recommendations on wage increases.

Management at the state postal company today moved to bring an end to a long-running dispute by agreeing to pay overdue wage increases to staff.

Four new stamps celebrating the contribution of Irish golfers to the Ryder Cup were launched today ahead of Ireland hosting the event next year.

An Post has reported an after-tax profit of €6.5m for 2004.

AN POST spent at least €2m on external consultants last year while insisting it could not give staff overdue pay increases, an Oireachtas Committee heard yesterday.

AN POST spent at least €2 million on external consultants last year while insisting it could not give staff overdue pay increases, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday.

WORKERS at An Post are expected to vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action today, as another battle between unions and the company looms over the closure of SDS.

Almost 300 jobs are to be axed with the closure of An Post’s parcel delivery service, management confirmed today.

An Post was tonight told by the Government to present a recovery plan within four weeks because of its “deteriorating financial position.”