Irish passports allow Irish citizens to journey, Are living, and get the job done unrestrictedly in any state in the European Economic Area and Switzerland. Irish passports are issued because of the copyright Office, a division of your Office of international Affairs and Trade. All Irish passports happen to be biometric due to the fact 2006. the highest-still left corner of the copyright card consists of the biometric chip, which contains a duplicate of the information printed on the more info card, as well as a facial scan of your holder.