Butterflies, birds, insects and lizards are among the many species negatively affected by a spate of recent wildfires on the ...

Firefighters have been battling wildfires in the Mourne Mountains for days as the dry and warm weather continues.

Some 75 firefighters were involved in quelling a major wildfire in the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. The blaze in the Bloody Bridge area, which raged across a two-mile front, was described as dealt ...

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is calling for government to recognise what it claims is the increasing wildfire risk on ...

“The wildfire in the Bloody Bridge area of the Mourne Mountains has escalated to eight fire appliances with over 50 firefighters now battling the blaze.

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir is also urging all landowners to refrain from any prescribed burning in the remaining open season ...

Firefighters in Northern Ireland are braced for further wildfires having already tackled almost 150 blazes in three days. Commanders at the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service have said the ...

Firefighters have tackled almost 150 wildfires in Northern Ireland across three days, a commander has said. Group commander Danny Ard from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said a ...

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said it has dealt with 146 gorse fires since midnight on Thursday. It ...

At the height of operations, 15 fire appliances and more than 100 firefighters were tackling the blaze. Photo: Alamy/PA The fire began raging in hills outside Hilltown (main image - stock) Photo ...