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Wednesday 30 September 2020
The Department of Heritage said: “At a time of so much demand on our emergency services this carry-on is criminal and morally reprehensible.”
This burning of land is illegal from 1 March to 31 August, but there’s only been 11 prosecutions in over 10 years.
The Air Corps responded in the afternoon but noted that it did not run a dedicated firefighting service.
Donegal Fire Service and gardaí are at the scene.
Firefighters have been battling blazes along the Wicklow-Dublin border since Monday.
Yesterday marked the sixth consecutive day that the Defence Forces deployed the Air Corps to assist firefighting operations.
Thunderstorms were forecast elsewhere but Dublin baked in sunshine as gorse fires rage.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The Irish Wildlife Trust has reported 97 illegal wildfires to the European Commission.
The video shows units of the fire brigade attempting to extinguish the blaze in the Dublin mountains.
Dublin Fire Brigade received over 20 calls reporting the incident.
A recent spate of gorse fires have caused havoc in rural areas around the country.
There have been more than 100 serious gorse and forest fires in recent weeks.
Over 60 gorse fires have occurred since March of this year.
The Irish Wildlife Trust is not impressed with Heather Humphreys.
The Kerry TD has called for a task force of interested parties to come together to deal with upland areas.
The recent fire comes after a blaze last week that lasted for a number of days and burned up to 40 acres of Howth Hill.
Donegal’s fire chief has asked the public to exercise extreme caution to reduce the number of these incidences.
Fires have burnt in several separate areas around Co Galway, when some homes were evacuated as a precaution.
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The fires which hit various parts of the country earlier this month did €5 million worth of damage to State owned forests with a further €2.4 million worth of damage inflicted on privately owned forests.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Coillte estimates that it will take this much to cover the extra expense from fire fighting, replacement of trees lost and forgone revenue from timber.
The Army continues firefighting efforts as widespread fires continue to blaze in counties Donegal, Sligo and Offaly.
A boy of 10 is questioned in Northern Ireland, while firefighters continue to tackle blazes in Donegal and Offaly.
Defence Forces members and three helicopters have been deployed over the northwest of the country to tackle extensive gorse fires – some of which fire officials believe were started deliberately.
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in an election debate in Cleveland.
Highly anticipated, many will see the debate as an opportunity for either candidate to claim a key advantage in what should be a closely-fought battle.
Likely to be combative, it’ll see Democrat candidate Biden tackle Trump on the economy and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Of course, it’ll be the early hours of the morning by the time any of this airs – and even then, it’s not likely to be an entertainment event for the faint-hearted.
So today we want to know: Will you be watching the first US presidential debate live?
Poll Results:
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