An Post has introduced a new service that enables people in Ireland to buy from UK retailers who only ship to UK addresses.

The service operates through AddressPal, which generates a UK proxy address for Irish consumers to use when ordering online from the UK.

An Post will ship purchased items from the UK to Ireland and customers can collect them for €3.50 at their designated post office.

In effect online shoppers living in Ireland can avail of free, reduced or UK only shipping options, combined with convenient pick-up points through the An Post retail post office network across Ireland.

To avail of the service, users register for free with AddressPal.ie. They then receive a unique UK AddressPal address (sample pictured below). This detail is entered when shopping online with UK e-tailers. An Post notifies the shopper when the item arrives at their selected post office.

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An Post commented: “AddressPal matches our unrivalled retail network, shipping know-how and trusted customer service for the benefit of customers shopping online. Along with DeliveryBox this is another example of An Post meeting the needs of a new generation of customers and increasing the range of services offered by post offices’’.