An Post's range of business supports for SMEs is being extended during the current lockdown to help firms grow their business and customer relationships.
SME discounts on parcel labels are being increased from 25% to 34% with immediate effect.
An Post Commerce will also provide a series of expert insights based on real life learnings from SMEs on business successes and challenges in the Covid environment.
These will include better trading online, building on new customer relationships and seamless shipping worldwide.
The SME supports are part of an overall initiative which will see the return of free postcards which will be delivered to every home from next week.
The postcards are postage paid for delivery within Ireland and each household will receive two cards – one with a printed design and one blank for decorating by customers of all ages.
An Post’s first free postcard initiative launched in March last year proved hugely popular with customers during the country’s first period of Lockdown.
An Post’s Julie Gill said the service is delighted to present a second free set of postcards for customers.
"We saw wonderful artwork on the postcards last year so we’re giving customers of all ages the space to be even more creative this time around. Your messages of love and solidarity will brighten people’s homes over the weeks ahead.
"Irish Postmen and Postwomen will continue to provide Community Focus supports including check-ins, newspaper delivery and free post for nursing home residents so that we can all stay connected while staying apart," Ms Gill said. "We’ll leave no-one behind."
Postcards will be delivered to homes, homeless hubs, nursing/care homes and prisons nationwide from Wednesday, January 20.
