wide ▁public ▁post code ▁system ▁was ▁unnecessary , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" a ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁solution ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁problem ", ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁expensive , ▁and ▁that ▁its ▁existing ▁system ▁was ▁superior . ▁They ▁later ▁became ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁implementing ▁the ▁new ▁E ir code ▁system , ▁with ▁their ▁CE O ▁saying ▁they ▁were ▁invest ing ▁in ▁their ▁four ▁main ▁sorting ▁cent res ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁new ▁post code ▁system ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁€ 1 m , ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁Irish ▁Times ▁report ▁stating ▁" An ▁Post ▁chief ▁executive ▁Don al ▁Con nell ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁work ▁" very ▁closely " ▁with ▁E ir code , ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Cap ita ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁codes , ▁in ▁implementing ▁the ▁national ▁infrastr ucture . ▁" It ▁will ▁certainly ▁help ▁with ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁our ▁distribution '. ▁Mr ▁Con nell ▁said ▁€ 1 ▁million ▁from ▁An ▁Post ’ s ▁capital ▁invest ment ▁fund ▁would ▁be ▁spent ▁to ▁install ▁new ▁software ▁in ▁its ▁four ▁national ▁sorting ▁cent res . ▁Cou rier ▁services ▁and ▁advert ising ▁mail ▁companies ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁system ▁put ▁Ireland ▁at ▁a ▁dis adv antage ▁compared ▁with ▁other ▁European ▁countries . ▁ ▁An ▁Post ▁had ▁used ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁three - digit ▁sort ▁codes , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁M ails ort ▁system ▁used ▁by ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁for ▁pre - sort ing ▁mail ▁in ▁bulk . ▁There ▁were