CHANGES for applying for an Irish passport come in to force next month.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said from June 30 all postal applications will have to be submitted through the Passport Express service at the post office instead of ordinary or registered mail. Elsewhere, a new appointment service will be in operation at the Passport Office in Molesworth Street, Dublin, for anyone who has to make an application in person because they are travelling at short notice of three to 10 working days.The department said any customers who are not travelling within 10 working days should use Passport Express.It said the changes would make the service faster, cheaper and more efficient.An emergency passport will only be issued in exceptional extreme cases, usually in under three days,.The cost of getting a standard adult passport through Passport Express remains €89 (£76), while the equivalent or over-the-counter cost at the Passport Office is €95.