Redesigned Irish passport unveiled by Tánaiste

The redesigned Irish passport featuring images of newly-built architectural landmarks such as the Aviva Stadium and the Samuel Beckett Bridge will be available by the end of the week.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore today introduce the new passport which incorporates new security and design features.

As well as a new look, it will be produced at a lower cost than the passports currently in use, with annual savings of some €4 million projected. However, there will be no reduction in annual passport fees.

Unveiling the new design in Dublin Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs said the new design “represents Ireland – our culture, our history, and our people.

Images of the Cliffs of Moher, the new landscape along the banks of the River Liffey, Croagh Patrick, the Rock of Cashel and the Aviva Stadium all feature alongside drawings depicting Irish music and dance and Gaelic games.

It features poems from three of this island’s finest poets: Nuala ní Dhomhnaill, William Butler Yeats, and James Orr.

It will begin to replace the existing passport, which has been in circulation since 2004, in the coming weeks.

The standard fee for a 10-year adult passport book is €80 and the fee for a child’s passport is €26.50.