A new initiative by An Post will ensure free delivery of all card and letter mail posted to and from residents of nursing and care homes in the State.
The company says it is being introduced to bring a little joy to nursing homes experiencing increased restrictions. An Post will carry cards and letters without a postage stamp where Freepost is written where the stamp normally goes.
An Post has also announced that its Community Focus initiative, which involves delivery staff checking in on older people along their routes, will continue until 2021.
It also includes delivery staff picking up the mail from the homes of older or vulnerable, who are unable to get out to buy stamps, while An Post will cover the postage.