Ireland / Western Europe
Dún Laoghaire is an indexed city in Ireland (Western Europe), with a metropolitan population of about ~24K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Dún Laoghaire spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Dún Laoghaire is a western europe city of about ~24K in Ireland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Dún Laoghaire sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (63/100).
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Composite profile
63/100
Use the Dún Laoghaire profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Ireland and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
63/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
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Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 63/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 59/100 | Dún Laoghaire's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 61/100 | Dún Laoghaire's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 64/100 | Dún Laoghaire's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 61/100 | Dún Laoghaire's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 64/100 | Dún Laoghaire's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 58/100 | Dún Laoghaire's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 58/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Dún Laoghaire is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Dún Laoghaire has a high quality-of-life estimate (79/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Dún Laoghaire scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Dún Laoghaire is high for remote workers (71/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Dún Laoghaire is high for retirement (76/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Dún Laoghaire, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Dún Laoghaire, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Ireland emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Dún Laoghaire, with national-level information from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Dún Laoghaire, see the Ireland healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Dún Laoghaire, with national-level context from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Dún Laoghaire, see the Ireland transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Dún Laoghaire. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Dún Laoghaire will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Dún Laoghaire drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — strong quality of life (79/100), with nearby nature such as People's Park, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Bay.
Excellent (81/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Around average cost; about €1,760/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, hospitality, technology.
An oceanic climate, averaging about 9.0°C.
Higher education is good (61/100).
Healthcare access is strong (65/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (66/100).
Within ~170 km: People's Park, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Bay.
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Dún Laoghaire's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Dún Laoghaire's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Dún Laoghaire's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Dún Laoghaire's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Dún Laoghaire's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Dún Laoghaire's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
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Cost of living estimates for Dún Laoghaire — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Dún Laoghaire — Oceanic climate, annual average 9°C, comfort score 58/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Dún Laoghaire — tourism economy, economy score 79/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, technology. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Dún Laoghaire — regional education center, education score 61/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Dún Laoghaire — healthcare access city, healthcare score 65/100, retirement score 66/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Dún Laoghaire using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Dún Laoghaire — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Dún Laoghaire using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Dún Laoghaire using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Dún Laoghaire. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Dún Laoghaire, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Dún Laoghaire has a high quality-of-life estimate (79/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as People's Park, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Bay and Dalkey Island within weekend range.
Dún Laoghaire has a high quality-of-life estimate (79/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 79/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Dún Laoghaire spends roughly €1,760 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €933. Overall the city is around average cost for Ireland. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Dún Laoghaire is high for remote workers (71/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Dún Laoghaire's labour market is strong, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, technology and healthcare. Dún Laoghaire has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and technology.
Dún Laoghaire offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 85/100.
Dún Laoghaire is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Economics, Social Sciences and Engineering.
Dún Laoghaire offers a moderate student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods, strong quality of life and good connectivity.
Dún Laoghaire has solid baseline healthcare access, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 65/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Dún Laoghaire offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 66/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Dún Laoghaire has an oceanic climate, averaging about 9.0°C annually with roughly 1148 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jun.
Dún Laoghaire is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Dún Laoghaire indexes a walkability score of 74 and a cycling score of 57 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Dún Laoghaire include People's Park, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Bay and Dalkey Island. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Dún Laoghaire scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Dún Laoghaire rates 51/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 91/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as People's Park, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Bay and Dalkey Island supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Dún Laoghaire profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Ireland and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are energy (64/100) and internet speed (64/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (58/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Ireland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Dún Laoghaire appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.