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| 'Record number' of Irish passports issued | 'Record number' of Irish passports issued |
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| A record number of Irish passports - more than 700,000 - have been issued so far this year. | A record number of Irish passports - more than 700,000 - have been issued so far this year. |
| The Republic of Ireland's passport office tweeted the milestone: "Wow, we have just broken a new record, over 700,000 Passports have been issued so far this year! #RecordBreaker". | The Republic of Ireland's passport office tweeted the milestone: "Wow, we have just broken a new record, over 700,000 Passports have been issued so far this year! #RecordBreaker". |
| Last year, nearly 670,000 Irish passports were issued. | |
| There has been a surge in applications from Great Britain and Ireland since the UK voted to leave the EU in June. | There has been a surge in applications from Great Britain and Ireland since the UK voted to leave the EU in June. |
| An Irish passport would allow its holder to continue to move and work freely within other EU member states once the UK withdraws. | An Irish passport would allow its holder to continue to move and work freely within other EU member states once the UK withdraws. |
| The number of applications from Northern Ireland rose by more than 60% in July, compared with the same period last year. | The number of applications from Northern Ireland rose by more than 60% in July, compared with the same period last year. |
| Applications from people living in Great Britain have almost doubled since the referendum. | Applications from people living in Great Britain have almost doubled since the referendum. |
| Figures issued in October showed 21,549 applications since July, compared to 10,959 in the same period last year. | Figures issued in October showed 21,549 applications since July, compared to 10,959 in the same period last year. |
| People with a parent born in Ireland are among those who can apply. | |
| The Republic's Passport Service had already seen a surge in demand prior to Brexit, due to an increase in outbound travel, the Euro 2016 Soccer Championships and new US travel requirements for biometric passports. |