An Post fails to deliver on next-day mail target

In its role as universal service provider of postal services in the Republic, An Post has a regulatory standard target of delivering 94% of mail on the next working day. Picture: Denis Minihane

There was a sharp drop in the proportion of standard mail delivered to homes and businesses by An Post on the next working day after posting in 2020, according to a new report by the regulator of postal services.

The latest annual report by ComReg on the performance of An Post found just 82% of single mail items were delivered on the next working day in 2020.