Brexit caused a spike in online searches for 'Irish passport'

In the wake of Brexit, there has been a significant increase in the amount of British people searching for information on how to get an Irish passport.

Google Trends tweeted a graphic showing a 100% spike in searches for ’Irish passport’, beginning at around 4am this morning as news trickled in of the referendum result.

+100% spike in UK searches for "getting an Irish passport" after #Brexit votehttps://t.co/qyssi0v91x pic.twitter.com/aUdHplLMaS

— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) June 24, 2016