Brian M. Lucey

Tag: Eircode

  • Eircode – unloved and unused by logistics companies

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    So Eircode….That thing of which I written numerous times…. its been around a while now. It cost the thick end of €40m So presumably lots of people are using it? In particular, one would imagine that the very largest firms in the global supply chain coming into and out of Ireland are using it, right?…

  • Eircode- Failure of the Year? 

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    It cost millions, but Eircode’s trumpeted benefits for business have not happened Neil McDonnell, general manager of the Freight Transport Association of Ireland, whose members include the global delivery firms DHL and FedEx, says that as far as he knows, none of the association’s members is using the code. “The nature of a postcode as…

  • Emergency services brand Eircode ‘worse than useless’ | Irish Examiner

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    emergency services have dismissed the government-approved postcode system Eircode as “worse than useless”. Yep… Source: Emergency services brand Eircode ‘worse than useless’ | Irish Examiner The Department of the Environment confirmed there is currently no system in place to allow fire service vehicles respond to emergencies using the new postcode system. or The €38m system…

  • Eircode – Strange emails and defectors?

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    The Eircode Pimpernel Strikes!!! The below email was sent today to all members of the senate. We believe this email came the self proclaimed leader of the Eircode tender. Yes you read that correctly, someone involved with the delivery of the state-backed Eircode postcode has anonymously (based on legal advice), jumped ship and is urging senators…

  • The Eircode mess – a view from the USA.

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    So, Eircode lumbers on, another debacle in waiting, predictable and avoidable. We dont do evidence based policy making. I have written on Eircode before, here, here, here  and here.  But, im a professor of finance, so what do I know…Well, lets hear from someone who is a professional postdode person (what a wonderful world we live…

  • Debunking the AutoAddress Debunking! | Get Lost Eircodes

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    In April last, Professor Brian Lucey of TCD published an independent assessment of the major issues that are associated with the planned National Postcode, to be called Eircode. Almost immediately, an attempt at debunking these issues was published by a company called AutoAddress in Dublin. Of course, those watching expected a debunking of the debunking,…

  • 13 things that are wrong with Eircode…

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    What’s wrong with Eircode? Lots. Much of this document arises from discussions and emails with Loc8. I am not affiliated with them in any way but they have always seemed to me to be at least as good if not manifestly better than Eircode. And FREE!!! I understand that the material here plus more was…

  • Eircode – Failing to meet the mark?

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  • Why the current Eircode design must be dropped

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    Meath CoCo are, this coming week, to debate Eircode. The following is briefing material which has been sent to them on Eircode , supplied to me by but not produced by Loc8. Although this is a competitor, it has the massive advantage of being FREE. I reproduce this ‘as is’ for comment. Any comments by…