Thursday, 26 December 2019

Nearly a million Irish passports issued in record-breaking 2019

Total monthly applications exceeded 100,000 in January, March, April and May

Almost a million Irish passports were issued in 2019, the country’s government has announced.

The figure is a new record and represents a 7% increase on 2018. Simon Coveney, Ireland’s foreign affairs minister, said: “2019 was another bumper year for the Passport Service. The award-winning Passport Online [service] expanded in 2019 to include first-time applicants in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Europe. Irish citizens including children can also renew their passports online 24/7, from anywhere in the world.”

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Q1fepL

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