Article 5G4PX Brexit vote sparked surge in Irish passports issued in Great Britain

Brexit vote sparked surge in Irish passports issued in Great Britain

by
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5G4PX)

Figures show more than 420,000 applications were made from 2016-2020

The number of Irish passports issued in Great Britain rocketed in the years following the Brexit referendum, according to figures.

The data emerged as it was revealed that the celebrated British author John le Carre went to his grave as an Irish citizen.

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