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Department issues Orange forest fire alert

April 18, 2019

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…

£100,000 worth of wheat burnt by vandals on UK farm

July 31, 2018

Rural Life

Police in Scotland are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire at a farm that led to the destruction of £100,000 (€112,229) worth…

Condition Orange High Fire Risk warning extended

July 26, 2018

Rural Life

The Condition Orange High Fire Risk warning that is currently in place has been extended by Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.…

Lorry transporting bales goes up in smoke on UK motorway

July 20, 2018

Rural Life

A lorry transporting a large number of straw bales went on fire on the side of a motorway in the UK yesterday (Thursday,…

Mushroom farm fire causes ‘significant damage’

July 19, 2018

Rural Life

A fire on a mushroom farm in Co. Westmeath in the early hours of this morning caused “significant damage”, according to local reports.…

Vandals caught setting bale alight – while still in a baler

July 18, 2018

Rural Life

Two teenagers were caught red-handed attempting to set a hay bale alight – while the bale was still inside the baler. The incident…

Department updates fire warning to Condition Orange

July 17, 2018

Environment

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a new Condition Orange ‘High Fire Risk’ in all areas where hazardous fuels…

Farmer nearly trapped by fire in the midlands

July 3, 2018

Rural Life

A farmer in Co. Westmeath was nearly trapped by two fires which broke out on his land last week and subsequently spread, according…

Fire breaks set up to protect 50ac corn field from fire

July 2, 2018

Rural Life

Fire breaks had to be set up today to protect a 50ac corn field from the spread of gorse and forest fires, according…

Videos: Firefighters battle to contain gorse fires around the country

June 28, 2018

Rural Life

Firefighters across the country are battling to control gorse and wild fires that have broken out, with counties Meath, Dublin and Cork all…

Heatwave increases risk of machinery disasters – FCI

June 25, 2018

Machinery

Projected temperature highs of 30° will have haymakers nationwide raring to go this week. However, the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in…

Police hunting for arsonists after fires break out at Greenmount

May 31, 2018

N.Ireland

Police in Antrim are appealing for information following two suspected arson incidents at Greenmount Campus last night (Wednesday, May 30, 2018). A PSNI…

48 firefighters tackle gorse fire 1km wide in Antrim

May 17, 2018

N.Ireland

A total of 48 firefighters were called in to battle a gorse fire in Co. Antrim – which spread over an area of…

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