Firefighters are tackling a gorse fire near Spelga Dam in the Mourne Mountains. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service (NIFRS) received a report of the blaze at 18:39 BST on Monday. About four ...

Fire crews have now left the scene of a gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service ...

Mountain Bike World Series is about to get under way, with around 40 countries competing on the international stage each year ...

Wicklow County Council, under a European consortium, is supporting Ireland’s first “EU MODEX exercise”, which tests emergency ...

An exercise to assess Ireland's ability to deal with large forest fires has taken place in the Wicklow Mountains.

A wildfire simulation, involving participants from Ireland and EU states, has taken place in the Wicklow Mountains. Video: ...

Three fires dealt with by firefighters on Slieve Binnian in the Mourne Mountains on Wednesday night have now been put out.

Wicklow County Council, as part of a European consortium, support Ireland’s first EU MODEX Exercise Organised by the Eastern ...

Almost 50 firefighters are tackling a blaze in the Mourne Mountains. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) ...

It follows a large gorse fire on the mountain on Monday ... Partnership issued an amber warning for wildfires in Northern Ireland last Friday. It said that dry and breezy conditions heightened ...

Four wheel drive vehicles are also in attendance, with 62 firefighters involved in tackling the blaze. Firefighters were ...