Is Athy safe? Ireland travel risk
Is Athy safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Athy scores 21/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Ireland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 20 Mar 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Athy scores 21/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ireland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Athy: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 21 is higher than the scores of 9% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ireland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Kildare at 52.9900° N, 6.9900° W (elevation 62 m), Athy lies 63.0 km NE of Dublin. Time zone: Europe/Dublin.
Kildare
52.9900° N, 6.9900° W
62 m
Europe/Dublin
11,035
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Ireland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Athy happened in August (2 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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