Is Carrick on Shannon safe? Ireland travel risk
Is Carrick on Shannon safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Carrick on Shannon scores 20/100 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.
Carrick on Shannon scores 20/100 (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 Carrick on Shannon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and natural hazards (29/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Carrick on Shannon belongs to Leitrim (Ireland), centered at coordinates 53.9469° N, 8.0900° W (50 m above sea level). Distance to Dublin is 137.7 km towards the ESE.
Leitrim
53.9469° N, 8.0900° W
50 m
Europe/Dublin
4,743
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Ireland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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