THE Irish Government has been called on to set up an Irish passport office in Northern Ireland.
Derry City and Strabane District Council has passed a motion asking the Government to establish a much-needed passport office north of the border.
The move would be beneficial to all among the border region including counties such as Sligo and Donegal, a local councillor has said.
Anyone looking for an Irish passport currently must travel to either Dublin or Cork.
Speaking to Highland Radio, Derry Councillor Colly Kelly said there has been a great response to the proposal.
He said a rising demand for Irish passports post Brexit means there is an added need for an Irish passport office in Northern Ireland.
"It's been a hot topic up here, especially since Brexit," he said.
"If you have an incident, maybe a health incident, and you need to get a passport a soon as possible to see a loved one you have to go through that whole process at Dublin or Cork.
"So we think it would be prudent if we were to have a passport office in the North."
