# Papers Please

Last year

2022

Over one million Irish passports issued in 2022, setting new record

The previous all-time high was 935,000 passports in 2019.

15.1k

Dec 29th 2022, 5:22 PM

All time

Michael D Higgins has officially thrown his hat in the ring for the upcoming election

The President is now officially a candidate for re-election.

14.2k

Sep 24th 2018, 4:22 PM

Three days after denying an alive man's existence, Romania gives a dead man his driving licence back

The court ruled in Valerian Vasiliu’s favour but he died a few days later.

20.3k

Mar 22nd 2018, 11:02 PM

Ireland deported or removed 3,800 people last year

The approval rate for entry visa applications was 91%.

36.8k

105

Mar 2nd 2016, 12:09 PM

Ireland's new passport-checking civil servants started work today

No more worrying that a guard might arrest you for having a sombrero on.

23.2k

Jan 26th 2015, 4:19 PM

You can now travel with a card instead of your passport*

*Around the EU, anyway.

46.1k

172

Jan 26th 2015, 11:01 AM