An Post late with over a quarter of letter deliveries

MORE than one in four letters to be delivered by An Post within 24 hours did not arrive on time last year.

In 2003, the beleaguered company delivered 71% of single-piece priority mail the standard correspondence which accounts for over half of its business within a working day.

This rate fell significantly short of the 94% target set for An Post by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the body responsible for monitoring its quality of service.