Campaigners opposed to plans to install a £50m gondola in the Mournes have said a recent spate of wildfires should lead to “an obvious conclusion” that would see the project halted.

A search and rescue helicopter was sent from Dublin on Monday to rescue a walker in the Mourne Mountains who had slipped and became stuck in an “exceptionally dangerous position”. The Mourne ...

Firefighters are tackling a large gorse blaze in the Mourne Mountains. The fire was reported at Slieve Binnian on Wednesday evening. It is the second large gorse fire on the mountain in the space ...

Three fires dealt with by firefighters on Slieve Binnian in the Mourne Mountains on Wednesday night have now been put out. Sixty-two firefighters, six fire engines and a command support unit were ...

The wall is 22 miles in length and is constructed of granite from quarries around the Mourne Mountains. It was designed to keep farm animals away from the reservoirs and rivers that flow into them.