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Thu 03 Mar 2007An Post revenues rise to €820m but profit dipsRevenues at An Post rose by 9 per cent last year to €820 million, according to figures supplied recently by the State company to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.The postal service's operating profit, however, dipped slightly from €16.2 million to just more than €15 million. This was due to investments in a number of areas, including its fleet of vans and extra security at its network of post offices.