Woman who committed passport fraud in Cork to be sentenced in May

Defence senior counsel Marjory Farrelly said that they previously had a psychiatric report and were awaiting an updated psychiatric report

Three charges under the Passports Act 2008 relate to applications for passport renewal for a child. File picture: Denis Minihane

Sentencing of a woman whose passport fraud was described as calling into question “the integrity of both the Irish birth certificate registration system and the Irish passport system” was adjourned on Tuesday until May 8.

The case was listed for sentencing on Tuesday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.