The Irish Passport Office has revealed one of the main reasons applicants are experiencing lengthy delays in receiving their passports this year.
There has been a huge increase in passport applications, with more people than ever before eager to travel abroad following two years of Covid restrictions.
Due to high demand, the service has seen a jump of 50 to 60% more applications this year and in six months has already issued the same amount of passports issued in the whole of 2021.
