Is Ireland safe in 2026?
Ireland scores 86.0/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, political stability. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend worsening (projected 82.2/100).
86.0 /100very safe
30-day trend
Ireland's score fell by −9.3 over the last 22 days (95.3 → 86.0).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
0.3/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
1 Exercise Normal Precautions
The U.S. State Department places Ireland at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 86.0/100. That advisory was last revised Mar 20, 2026, 210 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Mar 20, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Waterford family’s deaths in petrol bomb attack linked to local drugs gang
- More than 150 schools receive bomb threat email on same day as public sector strike
- Boy (9) killed in Waterford arson attack had heart surgery two weeks ago
- Waterford family ‘murdered by gang in arson attack over €20,000 drug debt’, son says
- Waterford murders: €20k drug debt behind attack, family member believes - No arrests have been made in first wave of ‘intense’ searches
- Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland
24-hour forecast
Trend: worsening · projected score 82.2/100 (generated )
A deadly gang arson attack and widespread bomb threats create a sharp new safety shock.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86.0 | — | |
| Isle of Man | 97.8 | +11.8 | |
| United Kingdom | 78.9 | −7.2 | |
| Guernsey | 96.8 | +10.7 | |
| Jersey | 96.7 | +10.6 | |
| Belgium | 89.7 | +3.7 |