Terror attacks in Ireland: Europe’s weakest link on security

There is likely to be an increasing number of lone wolf, low-tech terror attacks in Europe in 2018 and we may be underestimating the danger of such an attack happening in Ireland.

There are five terror threat levels, ranging from “low” to “critical”, and despite the spate of attacks on neighbouring EU states, Ireland’s threat status remains at “moderate” , meaning that an attack is possible but unlikely.