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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2026 · 7 MIN

Red tape gets even more tangled from today

from Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

For many British travellers who plan to travel to Ireland, or who happen to be dual nationals, red tape has become a lot more complicated from today. Aer Lingus, the Irish national airline now insists that passengers flying between Great Britain and the Republic carry passports – until now, many other forms of ID were accepted.And any British citizens who also have a passport from another country face tougher controls when entering the UK. To try to make sense of it allThis podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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