Kevin McDonald, the former Passport Officer at the Irish Embassy in London, has been sentenced to twenty one months in prison by a British Court for conspiracy to obtain Irish passports by deception.

Report shows Irish Embassy, London.

Archive of McDonald at Court hearings in Dublin.

Southwark Crown Court. Brian Lett, for the Prosecution, arriving at Court.

‘People’ newspaper story uncovering the scandal. ‘Sunday People’ reporters who investigated the story.

Richard Ferguson, Queens Counsel for the Defence, arriving at Court.

Interview with Roger Insell, ‘Sunday People’ journalist.

The reporter is Brian O’Connell.

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