International law enforcement agencies and the Department of Social Protection are among eight bodies to whom the Passport Office routinely divulges information from its dataset, it has emerged.

The Passport Office has refused to clarify whether or not a decorated firefighter, who has declined to get a Public Services Card, is entitled to a renewal of his travel documents.

More than 50 data breaches have been reported by the Passport Service to the Data Commission since the start of 2018.

The European Union has warned countries running lucrative schemes granting passports and visas to rich foreigners to toughen checks on applicants amid concern they could be flouting security and tax laws.

More than 10,000 people became naturalised Irish citizens last year, as new figures also revealed a rise in the number of people issued passports, particularly from the UK.

The new online renewal service for children’s passports is helping to streamline what is often a frustrating experience for parents, says Helen O’Callaghan

The number of people from Northern Ireland and Great Britain applying for an Irish passport has increased by 83% over the past six years.

Nearly 45,000 people have applied for a passport in the first half of the year.

Guidelines for using the national anthem and support for a formal Irish sign language version of it have been proposed by an all-party Oireachtas Committee.

The office in charge of issuing passports will be questioned by TDs today about why it is taking people so long to get one.

A campaigner is going to the High Court in England to challenge the Government over gender-neutral passports.

An Independent TD says Irish citizens living here should get priority over those in the UK when applying for a passport.

An Irish citizen is on his way home after having his passport returned in Bahrain.

Theresa May has been accused of lying to the British people by a senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the plan to restore dark blue British passports after Brexit.

Dublin Airport introduced new passport machines and 'e-Gates' this morning.

Britain will lose the benefits of the European single market and its financial sector will lose the "passporting" arrangements which allow them to operate in the remaining EU as a result of Brexit, Brussels’ chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said.

The number of Irish passports issued in Britain is set to almost double this year compared with the last full year before the EU referendum, Ireland's ambassador to the UK has said.

Changes to the passport application process have been announced today.

Vladimir Putin has personally presented US action film star Steven Seagal with a Russian passport, calling it a sign of a thaw in relations with the United States.

The decision by Britain to leave the EU and the resurgence in outward tourism have contributed to an almost 50,000 increase in passport applications in the first seven months of this year, figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs show writes Stephen Rogers.

Holidaymakers are being warned to check their passports are in date as soon as possible as sheer demand has led to longer processing times for the essential documents.

There has been a sharp rise in the number of British people applying for Irish passports because of fears of a Brexit.

The passport service has been forced to draft in extra staff to cope with a substantial increase in applications. Demand is expected to increase further.

Changes are being brought in for Irish passport applications.

Applications have opened for Ireland’s new credit card-sized passport.

Applications have opened for Ireland’s new credit card-sized passport.

The Government has being urged to introduce rent controls in an effort to stabilise the market.

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei has said that Chinese authorities returned his passport with almost no strings attached and promised him he can return to China.

The Passport Service last year issued 25 passports to applicants who had changed their gender — seven more than in 2013.

Two employees from the Dublin passport office have been arrested as part of an on-going fraud investigation.