Easter Arrangements 2025

8 April 2025

Easter arrangements

Find out more about post office opening times, mail delivery and collection services and Department of Social Welfare payment collections over the 2025 Easter holidays.

Post office opening times over Easter

Your local post office is:

• Open on Thursday, 17 April
• Open on Good Friday, 18 April  between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
• Closed on Easter Saturday, 19 April
• Closed on Easter Monday, 21 April
• Open on Tuesday, 22 April

Department of Social Protection payments

Over the Easter holidays, there will be some changes to welfare, benefit and state pension payment collections as follows:

Wednesday 16 April
Payments due for collection on Thursday 17 April may be collected from Wednesday 16 April.

Thursday 17 April
Payments due for collection on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April may be collected from Thursday 17 April.

Friday 18 April - Good Friday
Post Office open until 1pm.
Payments due for collection on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April may also be collected on Friday 18 April.

Saturday 19 April - Easter Saturday
No Counter Services - Post Office Closed.

Monday 21 April - Easter Monday
No Counter Services – Post Office Closed.
Payments due for collection on Monday 21 April may be collected from Thursday 17 April.

Mail delivery and collection

On Friday 18th April there will be full Postal delivery services in the Dublin area and towns in rural areas (as per 2024). Full postal services will resume on Tuesday 22nd April.
This information is provided in compliance with ComReg Document 14/135 and Decision D14/14