An Post launched Click & Post so you could buy postage online, print a label at home or download it to your phone for post office printing, then drop off the parcel. Parcel and Postal Technology International reported these options on 19 November 2019.
At a glance
- Online postage
- Post & Parcel described postage for a single parcel, lots of packages or returns.
- Home printing
- The launch report described printing your label at home.
- Post office printing
- Download the label to your phone and have it printed at the post office.
- Parcel drop-off
- The launch report named any post office or parcel locker.
- Return booking
- Book online and choose collection or post office or parcel locker drop-off.
On this page
What you need to print labels at home
For home printing, you need a printer to produce the label after buying postage online. An Post’s launch description also offered a phone download for printing at the post office.
Choose how to print your label before taking the parcel out. With the phone option, download the label and take it to the post office for printing.
How to buy An Post postage online
Post & Parcel described Click & Post as a way to buy postage online for a single parcel, lots of packages or returns. It also said the service included a step by step guide to help users calculate postage costs.
- Use the online guide to calculate the postage cost for the parcel.
- Buy the postage online.
- Print the label at home, or download it to your phone for printing at the post office.
- Take the parcel to a post office or parcel locker, as described at launch.
Your An Post Click & Post label and drop-off
NewsFour also described downloading a label and having it printed at the post office when you have no printer at home.
If you intend to use a parcel locker, print the label at home before taking the parcel there.
What to budget for postage
Use the Click & Post postage guide to calculate the cost of sending your parcel through that service. The PostCompare figures below are An Post’s cheapest bookable prices among the prices PostCompare compares.
For a 1 kg parcel within Ireland, the price was €12.25 with a delivery estimate of 3–5 days, in prices checked on 5 October 2026. For a 2 kg parcel within Ireland, it was €14.98 with a delivery estimate of 3–5 days, in prices checked on 5 October 2026.
Use the quote tool to compare prices for your parcel’s weight and destination, with the cheapest shown first.
How An Post Click & Post returns work
An Post launched Click & Post for returns as well as sending. The launch report described booking a return through the online portal, with a choice of collection or drop-off at a post office or parcel locker.
Other routes for labels from shop orders
For labels from orders in your online shop, read the guide to connecting An Post to Shopify.
For shipping apps, read An Post Shopify shipping apps: labels and tracking from your orders.
Questions
How does An Post Click and Post work?
The launch reports describe buying postage online, obtaining a label and dropping off the parcel. You could print at home or download the label to your phone for printing at the post office.
Can I buy an An Post label online?
Post & Parcel described Click & Post as a way to buy postage online for a single parcel, lots of packages or returns. It said the service included a guide to calculating postage costs.
Can I print an An Post Click & Post label without a printer?
NewsFour described downloading the label and having it printed at the post office. The launch report specified downloading it to a phone.
Where is An Post Click & Post drop-off?
The launch report published on 19 November 2019 named any post office or parcel locker as a drop-off option.
How do An Post Click & Post returns work?
The launch report described booking a return through the online portal. You could choose collection or drop-off at a post office or parcel locker.
Sources
- Parcel and Postal Technology International: An Post launches online parcel service, read 10 October 2026
- Post & Parcel: An Post takes the stress out of Christmas, read 10 October 2026
- NewsFour: Post it, yourself, read 10 October 2026
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