There are currently up to 172,000 people currently waiting on Passport applications here in Ireland 

With holidays abroad on the horizon, people are getting fed up with waiting for their passport to arrive.

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by listeners to hear their struggles getting a passport...

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