700,000 passports issued amid Brexit surge

The post-Brexit Irish passport surge has broken a record with over 700,000 passports issued so far this year.

The Passport Office tweeted the milestone yesterday: “Wow, we have just broken a new record, over 700,000 passports have been issued so far this year! #RecordBreaker.”

The number issued is up 10% on the figure for the corresponding period last year and is well ahead of last year’s total of 670,000.