Irish passport applications have risen sharply since the Brexit vote, with...

Irish passport applications have risen sharply since the Brexit vote, with just over 6,000 applications for new passports from Great Britain and 20,325 from Northern Ireland in 2015 rising up to 36,274 from Great Britain and 49,243 from Northern Ireland up to Septemberof 2019.

Many UK citizens are entitled to a passport from Eire because of their Irish parentage.

Entitlement to an Irish passport is governed by Irish law, particularly the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956.

Many people are aquiring these passports due to a fear of European travel restrictions after Brexit.