Forestry
Timber growers call on landowners and public to report all fires
The Irish Timber Growers Association (ITGA) has called for vigilance by landowners and the public to help prevent forest fires,...
Fires
Environment
EU takes 'significant steps' to tackle wildfires
The European Commission said that hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of aircraft are prepared to tackle wildfires this summer....
Environment
2023 was second warmest year on record for Europe - report
2023 was the second-warmest year on record for Europe, at 1.02–1.12°C above average, according to a new report. The European...
Environment
117 fires covering over 5,000ha mapped in Ireland in 2023
117 fires were mapped in Ireland in 2023, covering over 5,000ha, which is slightly above recent years, according to a...
N.Ireland
Irish Air Corps supports NI firefighters in tackling gorse fires
The Irish Air Corps is supporting the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) with its operational response to an...
Environment
IWT: Burning of hills is 'symptom of political apathy'
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has said that the “depressing predictability” of burning hills is a “symptom of political apathy”...
Rural Life
Heydon: Fire response proves the strength of the farming community
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has praised the quick response from...
Rural Life
Gardaí investigating bale fire in north Dublin
Gardaí are investigating a bale fire which occurred in the Malahide area of north Co. Dublin, yesterday (Sunday, September 19)....
Rural Life
Official investigation into Killarney National Park fires near completion
The official investigation into the Killarney National Park fires is near completion. Over the course of three days in late...
Environment
Wildfires 'highlight dangers of rewilding' - INHFA
A farm organisation has claimed that the recent wildfires, most notably in Killarney National Park, “highlight the dangers of rewilding”....
Rural Life
'Vigilance and enforcement' needed to prevent future fire devastation
Recent fire devastation in Killarney National Park in Co. Kerry and the Mourne Mountains in Co. Down, has spurred Mountaineering...
Rural Life
Massive farming community effort averts bog fire catastrophe
A massive community effort averted a catastrophe after bog fires broke out in Donadea, Co. Kildare, last week. “Farmers and...
Environment
Bord na Móna issues rural fire warning
Bord na Móna is reminding the public of the heightened risk of fire in rural areas and the countryside due...
Rural Life
President brands fire culprits 'shameful'
President Michael D. Higgins, on Thursday last, May 25, hit out at those causing economic and environmental damage in rural...
Environment
Farmers advised to be vigilant as risk of forest fire increases with drier weather
Farmers are being reminded by the Department of Agriculture that an inherent risk of fire exists during spring months on...
Environment
Fire service warns of heightened risk of gorse fires with current weather
Landowners should abstain from burning activities as the current warm, dry weather combined with easterly winds has created “tinderbox” conditions, Clare County Fire and...