A rush for Irish passports is continuing in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU.

New figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs show a significant rise in the number of passport applications from the UK.

The number of people from Northern Ireland seeking passports increased by 63% in July.

While in the first full month since the Brexit result, there were over 7,000 applications from people in Great Britain - an increase of 73% on the same month last year.

The Passport Office said last month that it had hired more than 200 new temporary staff to deal with the demand.