Rural Life
Firefighters were called to 144 fires in agricultural buildings in 2024, according to data from fire services throughout the country.
Tillage
Recent rains have acted to significantly reduce the risk of fires associated with combines harvesting tinder dry crops.
The Achill IFA Commonage Fire Watch Team has condemned the alleged criminal removal of a newly installed fire risk warning sign on the island.
Farmers and residents on Achill Island are demanding "immediate action" from authorities after a sharp increase in dangerous roadside fires.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a ‘Condition Orange’ forest fire warning for the coming days.
Conservation rangers at Killarney National Park have issued a "stern message" to the public following "another devastating fire" in the park.
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has confirmed that firefighters are continuing to deal with wildfires.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has been called out to 146 gorse fires since Thursday (April 3).
Several units of Kerry Fire Service were called to the scene of gorse fires in parts of the south and east of Co. Kerry overnight.
Forestry
The ITGA has called for vigilance by landowners and the public, by reporting any land fires immediately to the fire brigade.
Environment
The European Commission said that hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of aircraft are prepared to tackle wildfires this summer.
2023 was the second-warmest year on record for Europe, at 1.02–1.12°C above average, according to a new report.
117 fires were mapped in Ireland in 2023, covering over 5,000 ha, which is slightly above recent years, according to a EU Commission report.
The Irish Air Corps is supporting the NIFRS with its operational response to an extensive gorse fire in Glenariff, Co. Antrim.
The IWT said the "depressing predictability" of burning hills is a "symptom of political apathy" in a biodiversity emergency.
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has praised the quick response from farmers...
Gardaí are investigating a bale fire which occurred in the Malahide area of north Co. Dublin, yesterday (Sunday, September 19).
The official investigation into the Killarney National Park fires in April is near completion, a spokesperson for the NPWS has confirmed.
A farm organisation has claimed that the recent wildfires, most notably in Killarney National Park, "highlight the dangers of rewilding".
Recent fire devastation in Killarney National Park and the Mourne Mountains, have spurred Mountaineering Ireland to call for vigilance
A massive community effort averted a catastrophe after bog fires broke out in Donadea, Co. Kildare, last week.
Bord na Móna is reminding the public of the heightened risk of fire in rural areas and the countryside due to dryer weather conditions
