# Passport

Last year

2022

# scott knight

Suspended jail sentence for man who tried to get passport under a fake name

Scott Knight made full admissions when he was arrested in 2021.

20.2k

Dec 1st 2022, 4:49 PM

# How's the form?

Passport Office to increase staff and tweak child application process in response to surge

The requirement for children to get parental consent forms witnessed by gardaí has been an issue.

20.0k

Jun 2nd 2022, 11:44 AM

# Passports

Almost 60,000 children's passport applications remain outstanding, says Dept of Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said that there had been over 500,000 passports issued in 2022 so far.

19.5k

May 31st 2022, 7:30 PM

# passport delays

Passport Express renamed Post Passport ‘to better reflect slower turnaround time’

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting that passport delays were a serious issue.

42.9k

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May 25th 2022, 10:40 PM

# Iran

Detained British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe gets passport back

Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained in Iran since her arrest in 2016.

21.7k

Mar 15th 2022, 10:15 AM

All time

# Gender neutral passport

US introduces gender neutral option for passports

At least 11 other countries provide an ‘X’ or ‘other’ option for gender on passports

10.4k

Oct 27th 2021, 5:32 PM

# High Court

High Court challenge brought over passport for boy born through surrogacy abroad

In 2017 an application was made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the boy’s behalf for an Irish passport.

31.0k

Sep 7th 2020, 6:13 PM

# problems

Ronaldinho released from Paraguay detention after five months

Judge Gustavo Amarilla also released the star’s brother Roberto de Assis Moreira

12.5k

Aug 24th 2020, 10:14 PM

# travel abroad

Processing of online passport applications will resume next week

Tánaiste Simon Coveney said the Passport Office processed 6,000 applications during the Covid-19 emergency.

27.0k

Jun 3rd 2020, 6:52 PM

# Record Breaking

It's been another 'bumper' year for Irish passport applications, up 7% on 2018

The oldest online Irish passport applicant was 101, and the youngest was five days old.

11.8k

Dec 27th 2019, 12:15 AM

# DUP

FactCheck: Did Arlene Foster bring an Irish passport to the polling station?

The claim has been circulating around Twitter and Facebook with a close-up image of the burgundy passport.

154k

Dec 13th 2019, 5:07 PM

# Passport Service

Passport Service 'closing down avenues' of fraud with over 300 passports revoked since 2016

The Passport Service has invested “substantial resources” in tackling fraud since 2017.

18.3k

Oct 5th 2019, 7:15 AM

# Passport Office

Making PSC mandatory for all passport applications would have meant 'significantly' longer waiting times

The Department of Foreign Affairs was unwilling to make it a requirement.

8.6k

Sep 24th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Translink

Cross-border travellers face 'racial profiling', says human rights group

A group has lodged an equality complaint over cross-border immigration checks.

20.7k

Sep 19th 2019, 6:05 AM

# Travel plans

More than 230,000 people have applied for Irish passports so far this year

Over 5,000 people are expected to apply this weekend.

17.2k

Mar 16th 2019, 11:50 AM

# Citizen Roux

'I'm an Irish citizen now... I felt I had been accepted a long time ago'

Connacht lock Quinn Roux and his wife, Rentus, love life in Galway.

45.8k

Feb 21st 2019, 7:01 AM

# Travelling

Lose a passport abroad? Getting temporary documents will now be easier

Meanwhile, a €12 million contract to provide a passport processing system in Ireland is being put out to tender.

20.6k

Jan 20th 2019, 7:30 AM

# fast-tracking

Leas Ceann Comhairle makes 'no apologies' for assisting constituents to get passports

Simon Coveney recently criticised TDs who use their offices for getting passports for constituents.

23.1k

Jan 8th 2019, 6:21 PM

# EU passports

The post-Brexit Irish passport boom in Britain is not slowing down

Applications for Irish passports in Britain and Northern Ireland made up 22% of all Irish passport applications in 2018.

50.0k

Dec 31st 2018, 6:00 AM

# better faster stronger

Renewing your passport online is now 'faster, easier' and €5 cheaper

The updated service means that citizens can renew their passports online from anywhere in the world.

30.9k

Nov 28th 2018, 7:06 AM

# Complaints

Lost documents and damaged marriage certs: The things that get people angry at the Passport Office

In the first six months of this year, the office received more than 500,000 applications.

33.6k

Oct 21st 2018, 10:00 PM

# Brexit

Number of British descendents of WWII refugees applying for German passports has soared

The number has grown 40-fold since 2016.

33.7k

Oct 19th 2018, 12:51 PM

# Passport Office

Parents to be able to renew their children's passports online by end of the year

Significant improvements are planned at the Passport Office.

16.9k

Oct 13th 2018, 7:15 AM

# Frustrated

'I am not happy about this situation' - Chelsea boss Sarri says Willian's late return is 'strange'

After their friendly defeat to Arsenal in Dublin, Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri revealed his frustration at the Brazilian star’s delayed return.

9.8k

Aug 2nd 2018, 7:30 AM

# Holiday Plans

A missed wedding and missed phone calls: Passport Office apologises for delays

It is “a matter of immense frustration” for staff that it’s taking longer than planned to process some applications, the Public Accounts Committee has been told.

57.4k

Jun 21st 2018, 10:23 AM

# Logjam

People urged to renew their passports online as seasonal surge leads to significant delays

The passport service has hired more than 200 extra staff to deal with the backlog.

21.2k

Jun 8th 2018, 6:24 PM

# Consumer

Dublin dad says family holiday in jeopardy due to 'misinformation' and delays getting baby's passport

Neil Curran says he was told different things by An Post and Passport Service.

73.2k

Apr 10th 2018, 6:10 AM

# Jet Setting

70,000 passport applications outstanding - and staff numbers have almost doubled to handle backlog

Last year saw a record-breaking number of passport applications.

44.6k

Mar 31st 2018, 9:45 AM

# fear

Dozens of Venezuelans 'stranded in Ireland' as Maduro's government fails to issue new passports

Thousands of Venezuelans across the world have been waiting on new passports for over a year.

39.0k

Jan 13th 2018, 12:05 AM

# record year

20% of Irish passports issued this year were for people in Northern Ireland and Great Britain

Ths year saw the highest number of Irish passports ever issued in one year.

12.1k

Dec 29th 2017, 1:55 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Was the burgundy passport 'enforced' on Britain when it joined the EU?

Today the Conservative Party said the UK’s exit from the EU gives it an opportunity to restore its national identity.

27.9k

Dec 22nd 2017, 3:07 PM

# Late Late Show

Ibrahim Halawa: I didn't rip up my passport and I don't support Muslim Brotherhood

Appearing on the Late Late Show, Halawa – who spent over four years incarcerated in an Egyptian prison without being properly tried – denied having any support for the ousted Muslim Brotherhood.

74.3k

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Nov 3rd 2017, 10:18 PM

Voices

'Have you tried actually applying for something with the Public Services Card? It's a painful experience'

It’s hard to think of one way that the expansion of the card is making life easier for citizens.

31.1k

Oct 21st 2017, 7:30 PM

# citizenship

An Irish woman in a same-sex marriage has two little girls - but only one can get an Irish passport

It’s down to what’s written on their birth certs.

53.0k

Oct 10th 2017, 10:55 PM

# wherefore art thou

It's his baby, so where on earth is Paschal Donohoe on the PSC?

Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe is as culpable as anyone when it comes to the furore surrounding the Public Services Card. So why is he keeping such a low profile?

21.5k

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Sep 3rd 2017, 9:00 PM