GSP 02-25 Easter Arrangements 2025
07/April/2025
Description
Following discussions with An Post, I can confirm that the same Easter Arrangements as the last few years will apply in 2025.
Where there are no deliveries on Good Friday, there is an obligation on Management to ensure sufficient resources are in place to clear on the following Tuesday.
Thursday, 17th April
- Normal working day
Good Friday, 18th April
- Full Delivery Dublin, with deliveries in Provinces in line with 2024;
- Collections Dublin: All 5:30 pm collections from Post Boxes must be performed after the LTOP;
- There will be no 4:00 pm collections except where Post Boxes have an LTOP prior to 5:30 pm;
- Collections to be performed (prior to 1:00 pm) at Post Offices which did not receive a 5:30 pm collection on the 17th ;
- Collections Provinces: Full AM Clearance of all Post Boxes/Post Offices as per 2024 (into lock ups etc.).
Full scanning compliance is required for all collections.
Note: Post Offices will remain open until 1:00 pm on Good Friday and will not be open on Easter Saturday.
Easter Saturday, 19th April
- All DSU’s to process all incoming parcels;
- All containers to be cleared and prepared for repatriation on Sunday;
- Normal Saturday urban Parcel Delivery;
- Collections as per customer request.
Easter Sunday, 20th April
- No deliveries in Dublin or Provinces;
- The MDN Inter Hub will operate to a Bank Holiday type schedule;
- Pre-Lim dispatches to specified DSU’s.
Easter Monday, 21st April
- No deliveries in Dublin or Provinces;
- Collections as per strategic customer requests;
- The MDN Inter-Hub Network will operate to a Bank Holiday type schedule;
- Pre-Lim dispatches to DSU’s to clear forecasted high volumes;
- Late Acceptance will operate.
Easter Tuesday, 22nd April
- Normal Operational arrangements will apply;
- Overtime, where warranted, will be paid on routes which did not have a delivery on Good Friday or Easter Saturday.
Please bring this circular to the attention of all members.