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IFA President says Achill farmers should not be penalised for gorse fires

The new President of the IFA has given a commitment to hill farmers in Achill that he will raise the issue of farmers being penalised as a result of commonage fires directly with the Minister for Agriculture. A number of hill farmers in the Valley ...

18 Feb 2024 at 16:00

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Gorse fires cause disruption and road closures

JOINT EFFORT Firemen from Ballinrobe and Westport were assisted by local farmers attending the gorse bog fire on the Killawala to Partry Road on Saturday afternoon last. Pic: Conor McKeown Michael Gallagher Mayo was ablaze over the weekend as ...

27 Apr 2021 at 09:00

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Kiltimagh rallies behind family whose home burned

Michael Commins NEIGHBOURS and friends of a family whose home was destroyed in a fire near Kiltimagh on May 5 are rallying around and have launched a special fund to assist the family in the aftermath of the ordeal. The ‘Brennan Family ...

06 Jun 2017 at 12:28

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‘Hell on earth’

DENSE Locals trying to put out the gorse fire are barely visible through the smoke in SΡile. Pic: Colm Cafferkey Edwin McGreal Achill There has been a call for an emergency plan for gorse fires after a number of houses on Achill ...

16 May 2017 at 12:35

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‘A day I do not want to ever experience again’

CLOSE CALL This picture taken by a drone camera emphasises how close houses in SΡile came to being gutted by last week’s gorse fire. Pic: Fionn Mangan When I received a call Wednesday evening saying that a fire had broken out ...

16 May 2017 at 12:28

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Public urged to exercise caution following weekend gorse fires

Anton McNulty THE Mayo Fire Officer has called on the public to exercise caution during the fine weather after a number of gorse fires were reported around the county over the weekend. While no one was injured, there has ...

28 Mar 2017 at 12:24

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Controlled burning ‘essential’ to upland management

WORKING TOGETHER Locals had to come together to fend off a fierce gorse fires that threatened homes in SΡile in Achill earlier this month. Pic: Colm Cafferkey Claims some gorse fires were ‘sheer vandalism’ Anton McNulty ...

23 May 2017 at 12:04

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Kiltimagh family lucky to escape as gorse fire destroys home

DESTROYED The Brennan family home was gutted by a gorse fire at Kiltimagh on Friday evening. Pic: Keith Heneghan/Phocus Michael Commins A Kiltimagh family had a lucky escape from tragedy when their home was engulfed in ...

09 May 2017 at 11:59

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Gardaí hunt ‘irresponsible’ gorse-fire starters

DESTROYED The Brennan family home was gutted by a gorse fire at Kiltimagh on Friday evening. Pic: Keith Heneghan/Phocus Edwin McGreal After a weekend in which a gorse fire destroyed a family home in Kiltimagh, gardaí ...

09 May 2017 at 12:02

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Westport hills ablaze again

BEATING THE FLAMES Fire fighters battling to put out the wildfire at Prospect, Westport, yesterday evening. Picture courtesy of Iris Galloway. Westport hills ablaze again Ciara Moynihan Another large wildfire broke ...

10 Apr 2013 at 15:57

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Wildfire sweeps through Westport hills

OUT OF CONTROL Locals and fire crews fight to control the fires at Prospect last week. Picture courtesy of Iris Galloway. Wildfire sweeps through Westport hills Ciara Moynihan ciaramoynihan@mayonews.ie The skies ...

16 Apr 2013 at 10:34

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Gorse fires started maliciously, say councillors

Gorse fires started maliciously - Councillors “I hope when these people who are starting these fires lay their heads at night they know they are criminals.” That was the view expressed by Cllr Michael Holmes in ...

16 Apr 2013 at 10:33

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