Irish passports enable Irish citizens to travel, Are living, and work unrestrictedly in any place inside the European Economic location and Switzerland. Irish passports are issued through the copyright Office, a division from the Office of Foreign Affairs and Trade. All Irish passports happen to be here biometric because 2006. the highest-still left corner of the copyright card has the biometric chip, which has a copy of the knowledge printed on the cardboard, as well as a facial scan of the holder.