Ireland recalls almost 13,000 passports over missing 'IRL' code

Published on January 10, 2026

Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs has recalled nearly 13,000 passports after a software update caused a printing defect. The printing error makes the documents non-compliant with international travel standards and potentially unreadable at automated border gates. [...]

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