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Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Sandra Duffy, has highlighted the fact the Irish Passport Office is not posting passports to the North of Ireland. Cllr Duffy shared a social media post by Glen Campbell on the issue. It read: ...

05 Jan 2023 at 12:58

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Renewed calls for Irish passport office in the north as postage suspension continues

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has written to the Irish government reiterating calls for the establishment of an Irish Passport Office in the North. In November 2022, a record one million Irish passports were issued within a period of 10 months at which ...

12 Jan 2023 at 11:48

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Growing support for Irish passport office in the North

Sinn Féin Moor representative Aisling Hutton has said there is a growing demand for an Irish passport office in the North. Speaking after a day of action across the city by the party collecting names for a petition demanding action on the issue ...

13 Mar 2023 at 18:13

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Council being called on to back campaign for Irish passport office in the North

Derry City and Strabane District Council is being called on to demand an Irish passport office be set up for the North. Sinn Fein Councillor Emma McGinley will put a motion before the monthly meeting of the local authority, reiterating calls ...

24 May 2022 at 18:06

Derry News

Postage of Irish Passports to the North has resumed

It has been confirmed that the postage of Irish Passports to the North has resumed. Previously, the Passport Office had placed a temporary suspension of posting passports to the North following Royal Mail strikes. It had led to fresh calls ...

25 Jan 2023 at 13:04

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Record year for Irish passports with 1,080,000 issued in 2022

A record number of Irish passports has been issued in one year, with 1,080,000 given out in 2022. The number of first-time passport applications from Northern Ireland and Great Britain was 100,000 out of more than 1.15 million total ...

29 Dec 2022 at 15:45

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Bill to make it easier for Irish people to get British citizenship progresses

A Bill that would make it easier for people from the Republic of Ireland to become British citizens has moved closer to becoming law. The British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Bill, introduced by interim leader of the DUP Gavin ...

26 Apr 2024 at 17:02

Derry News

Cllr Duffy slams DUP for leaving people in poverty behind with Stormont boycott

Sinn Féin Councillor, Sandra Duffy, has demanded the DUP “get back to work” and help Derry and the North find a path out of the current cost of living crisis. Cllr Duffy said the DUP should end its current boycott of the ...

24 May 2022 at 11:17

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Durkan: Record number of Irish passport issued proves need for North West based office

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has reiterated his calls for the establishment of a Derry based Passport Office as a record one million Irish passports were issued across the island this year. In May 2022, the Foyle MLA wrote to ...

02 Nov 2022 at 16:30

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Dedicated Irish passport team for North

Irish Citizens living in Derry and the North are not being categorised as 'non domestic' applicants when they apply for Irish passports. The issue was raised in Seanad Éireann by Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Féin) ...

12 Jul 2022 at 16:58

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Derry MLA calls for Irish Passport Office in North

A Derry MLA has reiterated calls for the establishment of an Irish passport office for the North of the island. Mark H Durkan (SDLP) said he had previously written to Micheál Martin, Minister for the Department for ...

04 Jan 2024 at 11:31

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Bill to make it easier for Irish people to get British citizenship progresses

26 Apr 2024 at 16:28

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