Is Finglas safe? Ireland travel risk
Is Finglas safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Finglas scores 19/100 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.
Finglas scores 19/100 (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 Finglas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and natural hazards (27/100).
A score of 19 is higher than the scores of 5% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ireland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Dublin (53.3892° N, 6.2969° W), Finglas sits 5.0 km SSE from Dublin at 59 m elevation.
Dublin
53.3892° N, 6.2969° W
59 m
Europe/Dublin
330,506
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Ireland
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (19 °C avg high); Wettest: October (80 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Low °C | 4° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 74 | 50 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 69 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
Normals: Dublin (5 km away).
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 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Finglas happened in February, August and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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