🇮🇪 Ireland

What your government recommends

The Ireland government has not published a number of days to be ready for (or we have not found one yet). See what other governments recommend.

Water: 2–3 litres per person per day (drinking)^[1]

Food: Keep a supply of non-perishable food on hand and rotate it so nothing goes past its expiry date. Consider the dietary needs of everyone in your household, including small children and pets. If you use baby formula, keep an extra supply of ready-to-feed formula. In a power cut, use fresh food and food in the fridge first. Build up items over time and store them somewhere safe and dry. Some preparation is better than none.^[1]

Recommended items

• ✓Drinking water: 2–3 litres per person per day (bottled, stored cool and dark)^[1]
• ✓Non-perishable food^[1]
• ✓Extra ready-to-feed baby formula (if you use formula)^[1]
• ✓Torch or lamp with spare batteries^[1]
• ✓Matches or a lighter, kept safely^[1]
• ✓Blankets, sleeping bags and emergency thermal blankets^[1]
• ✓Prescription medicines kept up to date, copies of prescriptions and details of medical conditions^[1]
• ✓First aid kit^[1]
• ✓Sanitary and hygiene products for everyone in the household^[1]
• ✓Battery, wind-up or solar radio and spare batteries (or a car radio as backup)^[1][4]
• ✓Power banks for recharging phones^[1]
• ✓Documents in a waterproof bag: birth certificates, passports, driving licences, insurance details, medical information, emergency contacts^[1]
• ✓Strong plastic bags for valuables and sentimental items^[1]
• ✓Road map in case GPS is unavailable^[1]
• ✓Spare home and car keys^[1]
• ✓Know where your gas and electricity shut-off points are; note your MPRN and GPRN numbers from your bills^[1]
• ✓If you must leave home: medication and hygiene items, warm waterproof clothing, mobile phone and charger, ID and key documents, cash and cards^[1]

Official videos

Good to know

• • Ireland's official advice does not set a number of days; it says to keep an adequate supply of essential items and that some preparation is better than none.
• • The water figure is for drinking only.
• • Make sure everyone in your household knows your Eircode (find it at eircode.ie).
• • Ireland's national risks listed by government include storms, flooding, cyber attacks, supply chain disruption and a nuclear accident abroad.
• • The booklet is also available in audio, Irish Sign Language and Braille (from Vision Ireland Library).