Is Tallaght safe? Ireland travel risk
Is Tallaght safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tallaght 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.
Tallaght 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 Tallaght: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 53.2878° N, 6.3411° W within South Dublin, Tallaght is situated 8.7 km NE of Dublin at an altitude of 103 m.
South Dublin
53.2878° N, 6.3411° W
103 m
Europe/Dublin
81,022
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 (8.7 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 | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tallaght happened in January, February, August and November (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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