“Two years ago we had a huge fire in the Annagry, Lower Rosses area and we said at that time it would not be a bad idea to buy these items.”
High fire risk warning in place until Monday
THE Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a notice of high fire risk (Condition Orange) effective for all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses and other dead vegetation exist. The risk is compounded by moderate easterly wind speeds in excess of 20kph in some areas. The risk will […]
Heroism of volunteers in tackling gorse fires praised
“I witnessed for myself the Trojan efforts being put in by local farmers, business owners and others who brought in water tankers.”