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Posting from England to Ireland

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Sago Thu 11-Dec-25 07:44:57

Eire means burden in Irish.
Éire with a fada over the E refers to the country.

Farmor15 Thu 11-Dec-25 00:17:02

Better to use Ireland than Eire in address - correct name of country when writing in English.

Charleygirl5 Wed 10-Dec-25 23:36:14

I have agreed withmy Irish cousins that we save our money because £3.40 to me is ridiculous. We can use our computers to communicate.

Suzieque66 Wed 10-Dec-25 16:40:41

It's best to go to postoffice for them to weigh the card ? Put EIRE on if its to Southern Ireland ... This is in European Community ... and put in ordinary postbox ...

Kate1949 Wed 10-Dec-25 16:33:32

I've just posted two to the Republic. Yes £3.40 each. I did it with Royal Mail online as we don't have a post office nearby. I paid and printed my label. In past years I've taken them into the post office. £3.40 is ridiculous.

Grandma70s Wed 10-Dec-25 16:07:02

Thank you. It does seem to be £3.40, and can go in the postbox with the right stamp and an airmail sticker.

crazyH Wed 10-Dec-25 15:55:54

Just checked - it starts at £3.40 - if your card is light, that should cover it. But please don’t go by what I say - check it yourself ..

crazyH Wed 10-Dec-25 15:53:05

Check online at the POWebsite and you could probably find out the postage to Ireland. I don’t blame you for not wanting to stand in a queue at the PO.

Grandma70s Wed 10-Dec-25 15:31:26

Please could some one tell me how to send a card to the republic of Ireland. Can I just put more stamps on (how many?) and put it in the post box, or do I need to go to a post office? Just realised I don’t know.