Is Ireland safe in 2026?

Ireland scores 94.7/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 94.3/100).

94.7 /100very safe

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models.

30-day trend

Ireland's score fell by −2.0 over the last 30 days (96.8 → 94.7).

Aug 3 · 96.8Sep 1 · 94.7

Threat breakdown

CategoryPressureScore / cap
Crime
2.5 / 15
Natural disasters
0.4 / 5
Economy
0.7 / 8
Political instability
1.1 / 15
Ecology
0.1 / 1
Public health
0.1 / 3
Internet freedom
0.1 / 7
Military conflict
0.3 / 30
Nuclear risk
0.0 / 12
Sanctions
0.0 / 4

Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.

Official travel advisory

1 Exercise Normal Precautions

The U.S. State Department places Ireland at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 94.7/100. That advisory was last revised Mar 20, 2026, 165 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

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 94.3/100 (generated )

Recent violent incidents and a prior forecast miss support a modest downward 24-hour adjustment.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Ireland
Ireland94.7
—
Isle of Man98.1
+3.3
United Kingdom89.2
−5.5
Guernsey97.1
+2.3
Jersey97.0
+2.2
Belgium93.7
−1.1

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