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Should we change our passport renewal scheme?

For many, renewing your passport can be a handful at the best of times. For widows who have lost...

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12.08 20 Jul 2026


Should we change our passport renewal scheme?


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12.08 20 Jul 2026


For many, renewing your passport can be a handful at the best of times. For widows who have lost their partners, it can be an extremely difficult process and reminder of what they have lost.

Members of Widowed and Bereaved Partners Ireland are calling for changes to be made to the process, in which they should not have to constantly prove that their spouse or partner has passed away every time they have to renew their child’s passport.

Andrea is joined by some of these members to discuss.


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