Several Irish postboxes in Dublin underwent the sudden change. (Picture: Twitter/Emer Sugrue)
IRISH people have reacted angrily after a number of freshly painted red post boxes popped up in Dublin overnight.
The boxes, which normally sport a vibrant shade of green, were re-painted by Irish postal service An Post on Sunday.
It is part of an Easter Rising history project being run by An Post – but people haven’t been pleased with the change.
Members of the public were quick to point out that the stunt is not an appropriate way to commemorate the Irish men and women who fought and died for Ireland’s independence.
The post boxes have been taken back in time to how they looked in 1916 when Ireland was under British rule.
Each box has been fitted with a free-text number and code word which when activated by phone will send an interactive video about what was witnessed at that particular post box on Easter week in 1916.
Six boxes have been painted so far at the Royal College of Surgeons, St Stephen’s Green, Grafton Street, Liberty Hall; Dun Laoghaire pier and Mount Street.
Several more to undergo the transformation this weekend at locations including the GPO on O’Connell Street.