An Post Christmas backlogs grow as customers wait a week or more for parcel deliveries

An Post issued the statement to the 'Irish Examiner' on foot of numerous reports of parcels facing much longer-than-expected delivery times, with tracker apps indicating parcels remained at a depot for a week or more for some households purchasing Christmas gifts online. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

An Post has said “some things can take a little longer to make their journey”, as anxious consumers await their festive parcels, for more than a week in some cases.

The company has said it may not have the capacity to help businesses that had previously used Fastway, which ceased operations in October, while parcel volumes from existing customers are up by a quarter during the busiest season of the year for deliveries.