This is a real Post Office located withing the historic GPO Building. I wandered over after our…read more"Rebel Rising" tour, looking for some interesting stamps or special issue merchandise. The An Post lobby is impressive, historic, and cavernous, with displays on various stamp and other offerings in front. There's even a special window for the special issue stuff of which I purchased a quality Wizard of Oz/Postal Christmas trinket.

It's next to the museum but here, this is a fully operational post office. And that's what I needed…read moretoday as I needed stamps for postcards! International stamps aren't cheap - €2 each for first class air mail stamps. Ouch. I got ten. It's a beautiful lobby that looks like it's been restored back to it's original brass and marble fittings. There is a poster in the lobby with a picture of the outside from 1814-1818, "Headquarters of the Irish Post Office for nearly 200 years. Dublin's General Post Office is one of the city's great buildings." The young lady who sold me the stamps was friendly and efficient. The machine took my American credit card easily. It's what I need from a post office. [Review 1837 of 2024 - 93 in Republic of Ireland - 22859 overall]

Run by a very nice man called Tony and his staff, not exactly the prettiest shop in the city but…read moredoes what it says above the door... which is bit of a plus these days!

Staff here are always friendly, helpful and efficient. They are so nice to all their elderly…read morecustomers and have always been able to deal with any queries or difficulties I may have had.

I went to this post office to post a fragile item by registered post. I specifically asked the man…read morebehind the counter TWICE to put fragile stickers on the parcel. He said he would. When the parcel arrived to its destination it was completely smashed and there were NO fragile stickers on the parcel. I am hugely dissatisfied with the unprofessionalism of this post office and will be warning everyone I know not to use them.

This is one of those post offices that still looks like it probably did 50 years ago and i like…read morethis about it, there is no nonsense in here you just get in do your business and get out, you're not distracted by shiny newness or excessiveness. The only things they stock are cards and paper and string and sellotape, the kind of stuff you might need to post something! There are little counters around the edges of the small store for you to write your letter and lick your stamp, nothing fancy just practical. The people behind the counter look like they have been there for years too, not that they look old but more that they treat customers like you think you would have been treated a long time ago and this is a good thing!

Very helpful staff here! I had to make a couple of separate trips to ship my holiday goods back to…read morethe US, and they were quite nice about my various foibles, including an attempt to buy stamps with a laser card (which you can't do) and my pack-it-all-into-one-honkin-box tradition. Based on the recommendation of the nice woman behind the window, I repacked my gifts into several smaller boxes and saved a chunk of change. Bottom line: Ask for help, bring cash.

This is a handy little post office as there's not usually long queues. The staff also seem to know…read morethe usual customers by name which is a nice touch although it can make waiting next in a line a bit miffing. But I think old people enjoy having the wee chat about their day which may be the highlight of their day so i just have to be patient before i have to rush off to my next appointment.

Taxes are something that confuse me. It's especially confusing since I just moved to Dublin a few…read moremonth ago from Canada, on a working holiday visa. But I did find out that I'd need to get a tax certificate in order to not have to pay an emergency tax of 41%, which would be awful. And I needed one anyone. Plus if you're looking to open a bank account and don't have a utility bill in your name (because you sublet) then a tax credit certificate is one of the only proofs of address that a bank will accept. To get your tax credit certificate you need a PPS number, which is easy enough to obtain (see my review for the PPSN Registration Centre here: http://bit.ly/2f11be7). I went in because I thought I had to fill out a form in person, but one of the employers came up and asked if I needed help. When I explained I need to fill out the form for the tax credit certificate he said that was all done online. He explained how to set up an account on line, and where to go to get that done. Registering online gets you your PAYE information for paying taxes too, which is important (I guess). So I went online, signed up for an account. When you first register you won't be able to fill out the tax credit information right away because you'll need to wait for a temporary pin number to arrive in the mail. When it arrives you can log into your account, change your password, and then fill out the information you need. For the tax credit certificate I was told it would arrive within the week,. A week came and went, and no certificate. I waited a few more days, but was starting to get worried. What if my tax credit certificate went to the wrong address? What if it got stuck in limbo land? So I went back to the Revenue Office to make sure everything was okay. The man I talked to was very friendly. He double checked that I had the right address (I did) and saw that it was in the system as having been sent out. He said if it didn't arrive by the following week to come in again. Luckily it did arrive within a couple days. I was able to get a bank account with my proof of address on the tax credit certificate and best of all I didn't have to pay emergency tax. While it took a while to do and there wait time was longer than expected it wasn't too bad. The staff were friendly and answered all the questions I had. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions when it's time for me to file my taxes.

I'm still having difficulty to believe that I have just 1) sat down and written a review for the…read moreInland Revenue 2) given them a five star rating. Generally, each country I travel to in the world, seems to become more and more awkward when it comes to governmental departments. It normally goes like this; Emily: Hi I'd like to speak to xyz about xyz Government Dep: This is a recording. You will never get to speak to a human no matter how hard you try Emily: What if I try one of the other four numbers? GD: You will have to wait in line for at least 27 minutes on each number. Then you will most likely be kicked out Emily: I'm prepared to put the graft in, I just really want to get this sorted GD: Fine. Just know that when you have wasted three and a half hours of your time, whoever picks up will be just as uninterested and unhelpful as this recording Emily: I'm prepared for that, once I get the correct form at the end of it all GD: You will eventually get the correct form, but it will mean filling out 13 other forms first in other to achieve this. In trying to get my PAYE sorted, I put it off and put it off until I could no longer put it off any more. I took a deep breath, a glass of wine (for calmage purposes) and called the Inland Revenue. I had to make one choice on the touchpad, then I was put through to a real person after three minutes. The conversation went like this: Emily: Hi I'd like to speak to xyz about xyz Inland Revenue: Sure, what are your details Emily: My details are xyz IR: That's all sorted for you now. Emily: (after falling off chair) Are you sure? Don't you need me to do anything else?! Anything at all? You're sure it's sorted? IR: Absolutely, all done, can I help you with anything else? Emily: No forms?! NO FORMS?!!! That's IT?!! ARE YOU SURE?!!| IR: I am sure. WOW. Amazing. I was all sorted in less than five minutes. Bravo Inland Revenue. You are my heroes amongst the black cloud brigade of red tape madness.

Nice depot. Might be hard to find on the first try. Few parking lots…read more Staff if always present and fast. Place has dedicated post boxes that you can rent if gone on vacation for an extended period of time. Place is accessible from both side, west and east. 3 stars because place lacks security measures checking person's ID before giving away parcels.

Q wanders in, you know casually, trying not to look like a criminal... this should be easy... I…read moremean, I'm not actually a criminal in any way that matters (though I have been known to steal the odd glance at a pretty girl.... Oh god, even I thought that was awful) My driving licence has been liberated from my back pocket by some crazed protester who thinks they should be returned to the wild... or just stolen, I'm not sure which. The nice Garda gave me forms to fill in, patted me on the head and tells me not to keep valuables in my back pocket. I immediately removed the antique grandfather clock I had been keeping there and put it somewhere safe. For the law-abiding among you this is a nice place to go when you have to, for those who treat the law like a movable feast it's probably less fun if you end up there.

This art-deco Garda Station would look unbelievable on a foggy night with the muffled sound of…read morescreaming coming from within. It is so atmospheric that it would put the fear a' jeebus into any 19th Century cape and monocle type villain. Check it out in my photo, it's amazing. Inside, it's tiny and far less interesting but it will serve to all your day-to-day law enforcement needs which, let's hope, aren't numerous.