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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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Health Department spending 'thousands' on Covid Passports

The Department of Health is still spending “hundreds of thousands” of pounds on the Covid Passport app, which has not been required for more than a year. The Covid Vaccination Passport was made mandatory by the then Executive for only 45 days ...

02 Mar 2023 at 14:00

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MP calls on government to resolve identification issues in income support scheme

A local MP has called for a resolution on identity verification issues that have resulted in some people being unable to access the Self-Employed Income Support scheme. The scheme, launched yesterday, hopes to replicate the support available ...

21 May 2020 at 08:30

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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 ...

12 Jan 2023 at 11:48

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Sheerin adds to calls for passport office in the north

Mid Ulster MLA Emma Sheerin has lent her support to the campaign for an Irish passport office in the north of the country and has shared her frustration with problems within the application process. “As a local representative I find ...

24 Jan 2020 at 09:00

Local News

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 ...

13 Mar 2023 at 18:13

Local News

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, ...

24 May 2022 at 18:06

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Strike by Passport Office workers to be escalated next month

A strike by workers at the Passport Office is to be escalated next month. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said its members in all Passport Offices will walk out for four days at the beginning of May. Union ...

19 Apr 2023 at 16:46

Local News

Hospitality the "fall guys" for Covid Passports

A Derry pub and bar owner has hit out at the Executive in Stormont for voting in the Covid Passport scheme. Tony O'Connor – who owns a number of bars in the city such as Pitchers, the Cosh Bar and the Bentley Bar ...

15 Dec 2021 at 10:48

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 ...

25 Jan 2023 at 13:04

Derry News

Covid passports no longer required in pub, restaurants and cinemas in NI

Stormont ministers have agreed to drop the use of vaccine passports in pubs, restaurants and cinemas in Northern Ireland from midday on Wednesday (January 26). This is just one of several relaxations to ...

21 Jan 2022 at 12:21

Derry News

Durkan: Passport chaos proves clear need for Derry-based office

SDLP Foyle MLA, Mark H Durkan, has written to the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney calling for the establishment of a Derry-based Passport Office. Mr Durkan said he had done so to see ...

11 May 2022 at 16:29

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