Is Longford safe? Ireland travel risk
Is Longford safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Longford 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.
Longford 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 Longford: 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.
Consult the Ireland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 53.7270° N, 7.7998° W in Longford, Longford maintains a regional distance of 110.0 km ESE to Dublin.
Longford
53.7270° N, 7.7998° W
53 m
Europe/Dublin
10,952
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Longford happened in January, March, August and November (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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