Irish passport ranks as one of the most powerful in the world
It made the top five. The Irish passport is one of the most powerful passports in the world, polling in fifth place in a new ranking. The Henley Passport Index grades all the world’s passports by the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. Based on exclusive data from the International […]
4 years ago
Nearly a million Irish passports issued in 2019
A record-breaking figure. Nearly a million Irish passports were issued in 2019, which is up 7% from 2018. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said that more than 5,800 applications were submitted from around the world in a single day during peak periods. It was also announced that the total monthly applications exceeded 100,000 in […]
6 years ago
Here’s where Ireland ranks among the world’s most powerful passports
The best kind of bragging rights imaginable – world travel bragging rights. That’s how that works, right? What’s a passport for if you can’t lord it over other countries as a physical statement of superiority? That, and using it to traverse the globe, of course. Global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has […]
8 years ago