Photo: Bryan O’BrienThe cost of a national stamp is to increase by 20c from €1.65 to €1.85 next month as part of a number of price hikes by An Post. The company said the increases are necessary “to safeguard national delivery services and equal access to letter services nationwide”. Rates for large envelopes, packets, over-the-counter parcels, and registered post will also rise, as will rates for “innovative national and international digital stamps”. It also said falling levels of international letters and rising costs mean “steep increases are necessary” in the prices for sending letters of all sizes abroad. “While meter post, most bulk mail rates and stamp booklets prices will increase from February 3rd,” it said.

Source: The Irish Times January 12, 2026 06:59 UTC