An Post said it has just delivered its busiest Christmas season with parcel volumes hitting record levels.
According to An Post, overall parcel volumes are up 50% on last year's Christmas period.
At the peak of the season, An Post staff were delivering more than 100,000 parcels a day nationwide.
Meanwhile, sales of Christmas stamp booklets also rose this year following a number of years of double digit decline.
An Post also said that international stamp sales increased on the back of new products and a new Christmas campaign.
About 13 million Christmas stamps were bought by customers in post offices and online.