Editing An Post (section)

==Subsidiaries and joint ventures==
An Post is involved in a number of [[joint venture]] operations and also has several subsidiaries. It has complete ownership of some of these, while it is part-owner of others, such as the [[An Post National Lottery Company]] and the [[Prize Bond Company Limited]].

===An Post National Lottery Company===
An Post held the licence granted by the [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]] to run the [[National Lottery (Ireland)|National Lottery]] through its subsidiary, An Post National Lottery Company until February 2014. All employees of An Post National Lottery Company were seconded from An Post, and as such were employed and paid by An Post rather than by the subsidiary. Since 2014, the National Lottery has been operated by Premier Lotteries Ireland, in which An Post is a stakeholder.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.shelflife.ie/premier-lotteries-ireland-becomes-the-new-operator-of-the-national-lottery/ |publisher=shelflife.ie |title=Premier Lotteries Ireland becomes the new operator of The National Lottery |date=9 December 2014 |access-date=25 October 2018 }}</ref>

===An Post Transaction Services===
In 2003, An Post set up a new division to run its post office and transaction services business, entitled An Post Transaction Services or PostTS. It [[Rebranding|rebranded]] its post offices network as "Post Office" or "Oifig an Phoist" with a new, white-and-red logo, and introduced banking services in conjunction with [[Allied Irish Banks]]. This followed the introduction of a service whereby newsagents could provide some Post Office services.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.irishtimes.com/business/postpoint-service-allows-customers-to-pay-bills-as-they-shop-1.1056761|title=PostPoint service allows customers to pay bills as they shop|last=O'Dea|first=Clare|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> This service, entitled PostPoint and operated as subsidiary of An Post, was originally formed in 2000 to sell mobile phone top-ups over-the-counter to [[Eircell]] subscribers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postpoint.ie/postpoint-history/ |title=PostPoint History |website=postpoint.ie |access-date=7 March 2020 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726050754/http://www.postpoint.ie/postpoint-history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2005 PostTS sold its foreign operations, and the rebranding effort largely reversed, with the traditional An Post logo restored to Post Offices.{{citation needed|date =October 2018}} Between 2005 and 2006, An Post sold its interest in the Post TS UK and An Post Transaction Services businesses to Alphyra, for a reported €59.3m.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/an-post-gets-the-stamp-of-approval-and-delivers-profit-26346871.html |publisher=Independent News & Media |title=An Post gets the stamp of approval and delivers profit |date=24 January 2008 |access-date=25 October 2018 |quote=the overall profit figures were skewed in 2005 and 2006 by [...] a further €59.3m gain from the company's Post TS UK and An Post Transaction Services businesses, which were sold to Alphyra}}</ref>

===Geodirectory===
Jointly established by An Post and [[Ordnance Survey Ireland]], Geodirectory is a service that provides a database of buildings and addresses in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], as well as their [[Irish Geocodes|geolocation]] details.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.geodirectory.ie/Home.aspx|title=GeoDirectory|website=www.geodirectory.ie/Home.aspx|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042517/https://www.geodirectory.ie/Home.aspx|archive-date=12 January 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-01-11|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It holds records for 2.2 million properties that receive post.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cso.ie/en/census/censuspilotsurvey-faqs/|title=Census Pilot Survey - Faqs - CSO - Central Statistics Office|website=www.cso.ie|access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> GeoDirectory assigns each property its own individual "fingerprint" – a unique, verified address in a standardised format, together with a geocode which identifies every property in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.geodirectory.ie/Maps.aspx|title=Maps|website=www.geodirectory.ie/Maps.aspx|access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref> Geodirectory also operates a [[mobile app]] called GeoFindIT.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.geodirectory.ie/Home/Media/GeoFindIt.aspx|title=GeoFindIT|website=www.geodirectory.ie/Home/Media/GeoFindIt.aspx|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161222155710/https://www.geodirectory.ie/Home/Media/GeoFindIt.aspx|archive-date=22 December 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-01-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Postbank===
On 5 October 2006 An Post signed an agreement for the creation of a joint venture with [[Fortis (finance)|Fortis]] to provide financial services through the Post Office network. This joint venture with [[BNP Paribas]] was created to offer financial products and services to the Irish market, including daily banking, [[savings account|savings products]], insurance, mortgages, and credit cards.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2008/0107/97897-postbank/ |publisher=RTÉ |title=Grow as you go saving account from Postbank |date=7 May 2008 |access-date=25 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/About+An+Post/Media+Centre/Press+Releases/2006/2006-10-05+Fortis.htm |title=Fortis and An Post sign final agreement on creation of financial services joint venture in Ireland |publisher=An Post |access-date=24 February 2007 }}</ref> PostPoint and the company's insurance business, One Direct, was to become part of the new company, with access to the Post Office network.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fortis.com/press/info/UK_FORTIS_ANPOST_05102006.pdf|title=BNP Paribas Fortis|website=www.fortis.com|access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> In April 2007 a press launch was held for the new bank, which is to be known as Postbank (legally ''Postbank Ireland Limited'', to distinguish from other similarly named operations such as [[Deutsche Postbank]]). By February 2010, the closure of the Postbank unit had been announced, and the operation was wound down by the end of December 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0226/postbank.html |work=RTÉ News |title=Postbank to 'Wind Down' by End of Year |date=26 February 2010 |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref>

Some counter business for [[Allied Irish Bank|AIB]], [[Bank of Ireland]] and [[Ulster Bank]] can also be conducted at post offices.

===Postbus===
Between 1984 and 2004 the company operated a [[postbus]] route linking [[Ennis]] with parts of [[County Clare]].<ref name="irish independent">{{cite news |first=Gordon |last=Deegan |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/last-stop-for-post-bus-as-bosses-put-brakes-on-service-25897654.html|work=Irish News |publisher=[[Irish Independent]] |title=Last stop for post bus as bosses put brakes on service |date=14 September 2004 |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>

===Television licensing===
[[Television licensing in the Republic of Ireland|Television licensing]] is administered by An Post. It is responsible for the collection of revenue, inspection, and prosecution in cases of non-payment of the licence on behalf of the state.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer_affairs/media/tv_licences.html |publisher=Citizens Information Board |website=citizensinformation.ie |title=Consumer Affairs - Media - Television Licences |quote =The television licence fee is collected by An Post on behalf of the Minister for Department of Communication, Climate Action and the Environment, who has responsibility for broadcasting policy in Ireland}}</ref>

=== An Post Mobile ===
An Post runs a mobile virtual network operator ([[MVNO]]) using [[Vodafone Ireland|Vodafone]]'s Irish network.<ref name=":0" />

=== AddressPal ===
In 2017, An Post launched AddressPal, a [[package forwarding]] service, operating through its subsidiary Air Business in [[St Albans]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-22 |title=About Our Company - Air Business |url=https://www.airbusiness.com/about |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Air Business |language=}}</ref> The service allows customers to shop from the UK and US using a proxy address allowing items to be delivered to their home address in Ireland. 

In October 2018, Air Business relocated to Hatfield Business Park in nearby [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porterfield » AIR BUSINESS MOVES INTO THE BEACON AT ARLINGTON’S HATFIELD BUSINESS PARK |url=https://www.porterfield.co.uk/2018/10/15/air-business-moves-into-the-beacon-at-arlingtons-hatfield-business-park/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=www.porterfield.co.uk}}</ref>