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Wildfires erupt on island popular with Irish holidaymakers

Raging wildfires have struck the picturesque island of Tenerife, a tourist haven for holidaymakers in Spain's Canary Islands. The fires have consumed vast swathes of land in the mountainous area surrounding the Mount Teide volcano, prompting an ...

17 Aug 2023 at 13:39

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IFA warns forest owners to be extra vigilant as govt issues orange fire alert

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is warning farmers to be extra vigilant this week to protect forests from fire damage. It comes after the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued a Condition Orange High Fire Risk alert ...

20 Apr 2023 at 15:12

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Status Orange high-level fire warning for Tipperary issued until Monday

Teagasc is urging all involved in outdoor activity to exercise extreme caution, and to heed the high-level warning for fires which is in place this week. The current high pressure dominated weather patterns has resulted in a high fire risk ...

16 Apr 2021 at 11:44

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Fire fighters spent 12 hours battling forest fire in Tipperary’s Glen of Aherlow

Fire fighters spent about 12 hours battling a forest fire in the Glen of Aherlow on Easter Sunday and into the early hours of Easter Monday. The fire in woodland on Cush Mountain was reported to Tipperary Fire Service at 2.30pm on Sunday. ...

23 Apr 2019 at 12:44

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Tipperary landowners warned of extreme forest fire risk – Condition Red Alert

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today issued a Condition Red Forest Fire Danger Rating Notice in advance of further heatwave forecasts for the remainder of the week. Condition Red is the highest level and is rare ...

26 Jun 2018 at 13:47

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Department of Agriculture issues status red warning for forest fires

The Department of Agriculture has issued a status red warning for forest fires. It said in a statement this status was the highest level and was rare in Ireland, and it replaced a status orange warning which had been in effect since ...

28 Jun 2018 at 13:40

Farming

Swift action prevents devastating forest fire on Slieve Felim Mountains

Last Thursday a potentially huge Forest Fire was prevented on the Limerick/ Tipperary border by the swift action of Coillte personnel and Newport, Cappamore and Limerick Fire Services. The fire was reported on Thursday morning ...

15 May 2017 at 13:49

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Helicopter support needed to put out raging Tipperary forest fire

Helicopter support was needed to put out a potentially catastrophic gorse fire on the Tipperary-Limerick border last week. And while this week's rain has lessened any risk of an immediate repeat, local Coillte manager John ...

15 May 2017 at 15:28

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Tipperary landowners are urged to take care when setting fires

Following the massive fire that destroyed more than 300 acres of forest and mountainside in Gouganebarra, County Cork, last weekend, farmers have been urged to be mindful when burning land. The Forest Service had issued a ...

26 Apr 2017 at 12:45

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