UK sees record post-Brexit rise in Irish passport applications
Overview: a surge in Irish passport applications from the UK
Nearly a quarter of a million people living in the United Kingdom applied for Irish passports in 2024, the highest number recorded since the UK formally left the European Union. The wave of applications cuts across Britain and Northern Ireland and reflects both practical responses to Brexit and longer-running family ties.
Department of Foreign Affairs figures show 242,772 applications in 2024.
Just over half (53%) of those applications came from people living…