Rural Life
Firefighters were called to 144 fires in agricultural buildings in 2024, according to data from...
Tillage
Recent rains have acted to significantly reduce the risk of fires associated with combines...
The Achill IFA Commonage Fire Watch Team has condemned the alleged criminal removal of a newly...
Farmers and residents on Achill Island are demanding "immediate and coordinated action" from...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a ‘Condition Orange’...
Conservation rangers at Killarney National Park in Co. Kerry have issued a "stern message" to the...
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has confirmed that firefighters are continuing...
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has been called out to 146 gorse fires since...
Several units of Kerry Fire Service were called to the scene of gorse fires in parts of the south...
Forestry
The Irish Timber Growers Association (ITGA) has called for vigilance by landowners and the public...
Environment
The European Commission said that hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of aircraft are prepared to...
2023 was the second-warmest year on record for Europe, at 1.02–1.12°C above average, according...
117 fires were mapped in Ireland in 2023, covering over 5,000ha, which is slightly above recent...
The Irish Air Corps is supporting the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) with its...
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has said that the "depressing predictability" of burning hills is a...
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has praised...
Gardaí are investigating a bale fire which occurred in the Malahide area of north Co. Dublin,...
The official investigation into the Killarney National Park fires is near completion. Over the...
A farm organisation has claimed that the recent wildfires, most notably in Killarney National Park,...
Recent fire devastation in Killarney National Park in Co. Kerry and the Mourne Mountains in Co....
A massive community effort averted a catastrophe after bog fires broke out in Donadea, Co. Kildare,...
Bord na Móna is reminding the public of the heightened risk of fire in rural areas and the...
