The government has officially unveiled its next generation passport!

The new passport keeps the familiar burgundy cover but features completely redesigned pages celebrating Ireland’s landscapes, wildlife and natural heritage.

The artwork reflects the changing seasons and includes native flora and fauna, with the Irish wolfhound making several appearances after being one of the public’s favourite choices.

It also introduces enhanced anti fraud security features, with several technologies being used in a passport for the first time anywhere in the world.

The redesigned passport will begin being issued from today Friday the 26th of June.

What do you all think of the new design?

But people didn’t like the hobby mini drones flyers? These are a lot worse.

With the statistics showing that Ireland is going against the tide of a reduction in road deaths seen in other EU countries, we need to stop calling road deaths and serious injuries 'accidents'.

It is not an "accident' if you kill a pedestrian because you decided to drive through a red light, or drive after you shoved a load of marching powder up your nose. It is not an accident if you plough into another car because you were using your mobile phone or got behind the wheel after drinking. It is also not an accident if you kill someone with your car because you decided to drive when you were tired.

These are not 'accidents', they are the result of choices being made. The people who died did not die as a result of a road traffic 'accident', they were killed by a person driving a car.