Finally, a post office that's open at lunch! Sounds like…read moresomething small but in Ireland it's a treasure to be able to get your stamps, top ups and parcels posted during that precious hour break in the business day. In Ireland banks, post offices and other state / government venues operate under strict hours as mandated by law and union contracts. In 2008 the post office on busy Shelbourne road finally saw the light and kept their doors open for the working folk in the embassies, shops, agencies and bank headquarters that surround it. Stately, wood trimmed and elegant, the post office blends surreptitiously with the vintage cottages still standing despite Ballsbridge's hurtling makeover of the last ten years. Send and receive large parcels, buy greeting cards and do all those things which can only be done in a post office... and do take your time -you have it now, after all.

It's incredible that this fantastic building has not been sold off for development, and on top of…read morethis it is a wonderful post office and has almost everything you need including cards, packing things. It's also open Saturday mornings.

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.