Wolfhound features on new ‘unmistakably Irish’ passport

Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee with a mock-up passport and an Irish wolfhound. The Irish wolfhound features prominently in Ireland's new passport, following a public consultation involving 15,000 people. Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs/PA Wire 

The Irish wolfhound features prominently on Ireland’s new passport, following a public consultation involving 15,000 people.

The newly designed passport, launched on Friday by Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee, is being described by the Government as “one of the world’s most advanced travel documents”.