Racial tensions and energy instability among key national risks

The assessment warned that 'failing to maintain an ongoing level of social cohesion and a mitigation of inequalities especially as second and third generation migrant communities emerge, represents a significant risk of negative consequences'.

Risks of racial tensions, energy price hikes, and cyberattacks are just some of the key threats facing Ireland, according to a high-level State analysis.

The national risk assessment 2021-2022 also flags potential “significant repercussions” of armed conflict across Europe — though it does not specifically reference feared Russian military aggression against Ukraine.