After 13 years, we have postcodes for every county in Ireland

We have only waited 13 years to be able to type in a postcode when buying something from Amazon.com but, hey, better late than never. Eircode, Ireland's new postcode system has been launched this morning. It will help people to find businesses and people all over Ireland with less hassle and fewer mistakes. All businesses will simply add an Eircode to their address today, which is a seven-character code made up of two parts. The reaction on Twitter has been a predominantly positive one, and the excitement of online shopping is strong. Happy shopping...

Hurray long awaited #postcode for @Galway today, no longer have to fill N/A on all those e-forms

— Gina Naughton (@ginaman2) July 13, 2015

No more challenges...

I'll miss the excitement of entering 0000 as my postcode on non-Irish websites, and seeing if they'll accept it. #eircode #notvalid

— Katy Hayes (@Katy_Hayes) July 13, 2015

The debates are happening...

#NB VERY IMPORTANT #PUBLIC interest #SURVEY on #EIRCODE #postcode: Please #VOTE at: http://t.co/bZ6vadADi5 #retweet pic.twitter.com/1A3UDy5h14

— Arthur O Hara SEO (@ArthurOHara) July 7, 2015

Uh oh - the spoiler alert...

In the UK you can enter any postcode into Google Maps and get a location. Guess what happens when you enter an #eircode? SPOILER: nothing

— John Handelaar (@handelaar) July 13, 2015

Some say about time...

From a 1965 letter ,a franked appeal to used the new Dublin District Codes ... #eircode pic.twitter.com/XGJE8Merl0

— Alan Kinsella (@electionlit) July 13, 2015