Firefighters douse tractor ‘well alight in a field’ July 30, 2020 Rural Life Firefighters were called in to extinguish a tractor which was “well alight in a field” in Somerset, England, this week. The incident occurred…
Tractor and baler go up in smoke in Wicklow July 13, 2020 Rural Life Firefighters had to be called on in Co. Wicklow over the weekend when a tractor and baler went on fire – extinguishing the…
Rendering plant ‘gutted’ following fire in Mayo June 19, 2020 Rural Life A rendering plant owned by Dawn Meats, Western Proteins, was “completely gutted” following an extensive fire that broke out on Sunday night, June…
Farmers urged to be ‘extra vigilant’ with red fire warning in place May 29, 2020 Environment Farmers, rural dwellers and members of the public are being urged by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to be vigilant over the June…
Department issues red forest fire warning for weekend May 29, 2020 Environment A red forest fire warning has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the coming bank holiday weekend.…
Irish Air Corps called in to help tackle bog fire in Laois May 12, 2020 Rural Life The Irish Air Corps had to be called in to assist local fire services and Bord na Móna in tackling a bog fire…
Illegal burning: Farmers warned of dangers to land and pocket March 27, 2020 Environment A strong warning has been issued to landowners not to carry out any illegal burning of land by Minister for Agriculture, Food and…
50 firefighters attend farm shed blaze in Antrim January 20, 2020 N.Ireland Approximately 50 fire brigade personnel attended a large blaze which broke out in a number of farm sheds last night, Sunday, January 19,…
Firefighters tackle ‘bale set alight’ in Kingswood October 4, 2019 Rural Life Firefighters moved to extinguish a bale which was set alight yesterday evening, Thursday, October 3, in Kingswood, Co. Dublin. According to Dublin Fire…
Bales burn in roadside lorry blaze on M1 July 31, 2019 Rural Life Members of the emergency services attended an incident where a lorry transporting a number of bales caught fire – engulfing the entire vehicle…
Gardaí investigate hay bales ‘burnt by youths’ July 31, 2019 Rural Life Members of An Garda Síochána have begun investigations following a vandalism incident where a number of bales of hay were set alight by…
35ac of barley up in smoke due to suspected rubbish burning in Suffolk July 18, 2019 Rural Life 35ac of barley was burnt in a widespread field fire, thought to have been started by rubbish burning in Suffolk, England, yesterday, Wednesday,…
Department issues Orange forest fire alert April 18, 2019 Forestry The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an Orange forest fire alert warning for much of the country for the…
Gardai investigating cause of farm fire September 27, 2018 Rural Life Members of An Garda Siochana are investigating the cause of a recent farm fire in Co. Meath, according to local radio station LMFM.…
Bales go up in smoke in Tipperary barn blaze September 3, 2018 Rural Life A hay barn went up in flames in Co. Tipperary late last week, according to Tipperary Fire and Rescue. On Thursday evening, August…
Firefighters tackle shed fire in the south-west for 13 hours August 27, 2018 Rural Life Members of the Kerry Fire and Rescue Service recently spent 13 hours battling a shed fire near Tralee, according to Radio Kerry. It…
Tractor-trailer fire blocking road in Offaly August 24, 2018 Rural Life Emergency services are at the scene of a fire on what is understood to be a trailer attached to a tractor blocking the…
300 bales of hay destroyed in shed blaze in Co. Galway August 17, 2018 Rural Life Gardai are appealing for information following a blaze in a hay shed in the Corrandulla area of Co. Galway yesterday evening (Thursday, August…
