Post Office Closing Time: An Post Hours Ireland Guide

If you’ve ever dashed to the post office only to find the doors locked, you know how quickly a simple errand can turn frustrating. In Ireland, An Post branch hours vary more than most people expect — and the difference between a 17:30 close and an 18:00 close can mean the difference between your parcel going out today or sitting until Monday. This guide pulls the actual operating hours from An Post’s official locator, so you know exactly where you stand before you head out.

Typical weekday closing time: 17:30 · GPO last collection: 18:00 · Cavan Post Office hours: 09:00-17:30 Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri · Mullingar last collection: 17:30 · Primary source: An Post official locator

What is post office cut-off time?

Last post collection times

Most An Post branches accept last collections around 17:30 on weekdays. The General Post Office (GPO) on O’Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 holds the latest standard collection at 18:00, which can be a saving grace if you’re cutting it fine on a Friday afternoon (An Post Official Store Locator). At the other end of the scale, Artane Post Office in Dublin 5 wraps up collections at 16:00 — earlier than many expect.

Next day mail cut-off

For guaranteed next-day delivery, An Post recommends getting your item to a counter well before the day’s collection cutoff. At Saint Andrew Street Post Office in Dublin 2, the last collection is 17:30 (An Post Official Store Locator). Submit after that point and you’re looking at an extra day before dispatch — potentially turning a Tuesday drop-off into a Thursday delivery.

Is there post on Saturdays in Ireland?

Saturday An Post services

Yes, but not all day. Standard An Post branches close at 13:00 on Saturday — earlier than the typical 17:30 weekday finish. This applies across most Dublin branches including Saint Andrew Street, Drumcondra Road Lower, Artane, and Tallaght, as well as regional offices like Wexford (An Post Official Store Locator). Shopping centre-based branches like Stillorgan Village have their own patterns: that location operates Wednesday to Friday, closing at 13:00 on Saturday (Stillorgan Village Shopping Centre).

Extended-hours partner locations break this pattern. The Nearby branch in Ardee, Co. Louth runs 09:30-21:00 seven days a week, while the Day Today branch in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford operates 08:00-22:00 daily (An Post Official Store Locator). These are the exceptions worth knowing about if Saturday access matters to you.

Delivery and collection

Saturday deliveries happen but not universally — An Post runs some Saturday rounds in certain areas, though it’s not guaranteed nationwide. If you’re expecting a parcel, tracking it online is the most reliable way to know where it sits. Post offices themselves are operational on Saturday morning at most branches, with standard services available until the 13:00 close.

Does post open on holidays?

Holiday opening hours

An Post branches observe public holidays, with closures varying by location. Saint Andrew Street Post Office in Dublin explicitly notes it is closed on Sundays and public holidays (An Post Official Store Locator). Stillorgan Village follows the same pattern for bank holidays (Stillorgan Village Shopping Centre). Some larger branches and extended-hours partners may operate through certain holiday periods, but specific holiday schedules aren’t consistently published in one place.

Festive season post offices

During the Christmas period, An Post typically runs modified hours at select locations, with some branches extending opening to handle seasonal parcel volumes. However, the official locator doesn’t yet display festive-period schedules — these are usually communicated closer to December through An Post’s news channels. The extended-hours partners in Ardee and Enniscorthy are the most likely to maintain consistent service over holidays, given their longer daily windows.

The implication: holiday hours at standard branches remain unpredictable without checking the locator directly before each public holiday period.

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Use An Post Store Locator

An Post maintains an official store locator at An Post (national postal operator) that lists every branch with specific opening hours, last collection times, and services available. The locator lets you search by Eircode, town name, or county — the most direct route to finding your nearest open post office without relying on third-party directories that may list outdated information.

Search by town or county

Rather than guessing based on a single branch’s standard hours, enter your town into the locator and filter results by the services you need. For example, searching “Dublin” returns multiple pages of results across the city, with each branch showing its own schedule. This is the most reliable method for finding accurate, up-to-date hours — and it works for any county in Ireland.

Post Office Limerick opening hours

While this guide covers the verified hours for branches across Dublin, Wexford, and a selection of provincial locations, An Post operates over 900 branches nationwide. The Cavan Post Office example is instructive: it opens 09:00-17:30 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday only — closed Tuesdays and Saturdays. This kind of irregular pattern (common in smaller branches) makes the official locator the essential first step before any visit. For Limerick, Galway, Cork, and every other county, enter the town name directly at the An Post Store Locator to surface branch-specific hours and services.

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To plan effectively around varying cut-offs, many check An Post opening times which details standard An Post openings in Limerick, Galway and beyond.

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