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Last verified: Thursday, 28. March 2024 at 08:18 AM

Ireland Travel Advisory

Warning Level Icon Travelling Ireland is (relatively) safe

Local Situation: 2.5 / 5

Travelling Ireland is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 2.8 / 5

Ireland shares a land border with United Kingdom. For these two countries, the Advisory Index is 2.8.

Current informationen on Covid-19 in Ireland

There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ireland. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).

There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Ireland.

Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu

Advice scoring history for Ireland

Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Ireland.

Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.

Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.

Rating Details (single travel warnings)

These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Ireland from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.5 out of 5.0.

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: Canada

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Warning Level Icon Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: New Zealand

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Exercise normal safety and security precautions in Ireland (level 1 of 4).  

Source: https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/ireland

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: United States

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Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in Ireland. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Ireland.

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/ireland-travel-advisory.html

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: Finland

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Iaktta normal försiktighet -

Source: https://um.fi/resemeddelande/-/c/IE

Individual rating changes for Ireland

This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Ireland. Most recent events first.

Changes from August 7th 2020

The total rating for Ireland changed from 3.2 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:

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The United States government increased their existing warning for Ireland to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).

Changes from June 5th 2020

The total rating for Ireland changed from 3.5 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:

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The Finnish government issued a new warning for Ireland with a rating of 2.0.

Changes from March 22nd 2020

The total rating for Ireland changed from 3.3 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:

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The Canadian government issued a new warning for Ireland with a rating of 4.0.

Changes from March 18th 2020

The total rating for Ireland changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:

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The Australian government increased their existing warning for Ireland to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).

Changes from March 14th 2020

The total rating for Ireland changed from 2.0 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The Australian government issued a new warning for Ireland with a rating of 4.0.

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The Danish government increased their existing warning for Ireland to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).

Changes from March 9th 2020

The total rating for Ireland changed from 1.5 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The Danish government increased their existing warning for Ireland to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).

Changes from September 25th 2019

The total rating for Ireland changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The United States government issued a new warning for Ireland with a rating of 1.0.

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The Danish government issued a new warning for Ireland with a rating of 2.0.

About Ireland

Ireland with its capital Dublin is a country in Europe (Northern Europe), slightly larger than West Virginia (70,280 km²). The country is located Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain. The climate can be described as temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time. The landscape is mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast. With a population of about 4.16 million citizens.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Topic Value
Capital Dublin
Population about 4.16 million
Size 70.280 km²
Size comparable to slightly larger than West Virginia
Common languages English, Irish
Currency Euro (short: EUR)
Common voltage (electricity) 230V - 50Hz
Used GSM Frequencies 900/1800/3G
International phone prefix +353
Internet Top Level Domain .ie
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 IE
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 IRL
Countrycode: ISO Numeric 372

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Ireland is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

  • especially of lakes
  • from agricultural runoff
  • water pollution

Natural hazzards

  • rare extreme weather events

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Ireland. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

  1. beverages
  2. brewing
  3. chemicals
  4. computer hardware
  5. food products
  6. medical devices
  7. pharmaceuticals
  8. software

Agriculture products

  1. barley
  2. beef
  3. dairy products
  4. potatoes
  5. wheat

Irish Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Ireland.

Export products

  1. animal products
  2. chemicals
  3. computers
  4. equipment
  5. foodstuffs
  6. machinery
  7. medical devices
  8. pharmaceuticals

Import products

  1. chemicals
  2. clothing
  3. data processing equipment
  4. equipment
  5. other machinery
  6. petroleum
  7. petroleum products
  8. textiles

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Ireland?

Ireland is currently rated at 2,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. Travelling Ireland is (relatively) safe.

Is it safe to travel Ireland in 2024?

You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Ireland.

How many travel advisories do you know for Ireland?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for Ireland.

What is the current Corona virus situation in Ireland?

There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ireland. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Ireland.

What is the size of Ireland?

Ireland has a size of 70,280 km² or 27,135 mi² which is slightly larger than West Virginia.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.