Road users were last night advised of closures in the Kilkeel Road and Slievenaman Road areas of Hilltown, Co Down, due to a gorse fire.

Road closures are in place in the Kilkeel Road and Slievenaman Road areas of Hilltown, County Down.

Campaigners opposed to plans to install a £50m gondola in the Mournes have said a recent spate of wildfires should lead to ...

The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has said almost 50 firefighters are currently tackling a wildfire at ...

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

In early 1942 Greencastle Airfield, which lay two miles south of Kilkeel, was built and subseuquently ... the 9,000 acre catchment area for the Silent Valley Reservoir. The wall is 22 miles ...

Firefighters are tackling another large gorse blaze in the Mourne Mountains. Six appliances were sent to deal with the fire ...

“Following an initial call just after 5pm on Friday, March 21 2025 Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service has been tackling a wildfire on Carrigenagh Road, Silent Valley, outside Kilkeel,” a ...

Dozens of firefighters are tackling a blaze on one of the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue ...

Issuing the public appeal, NIFRS Group Commander Paul Morrow said: “Every year our Fire & Rescue Service is faced with fires in the countryside. These fires can be unpredictable and spread fast, ...

In a statement NIFRS said six fire appliances and 49 firefighters were at the scene at Carrigenagh Road close to Kilkeel. NIFRS has been tackling a wildfire on Carrigenagh Road, Silent Valley ...