Regulator tells An Post it can cut services on holidays

An Post will no longer have to operate collection and delivery services on certain days around major public holidays, including Christmas and Easter, from 2015.

The postal regulator, ComReg, has sanctioned the company’s application to cut back on services over holiday weekends due to low volumes of mail.

An Post had sought a derogation from its obligations as the “universal service provider” in a bid to reduce high staffing costs associated with arranging collections and deliveries around public holidays.