The Department of Agriculture has issued a Condition Orange high fire warning due to the current dry spell and the weather conditions forecast for the days ahead. It said a high fire risk is “deemed to exist” in all areas where “hazardous fuels such as dead grasses and shrub fuels such as heather and gorse exist”. The warning has been issued from Wednesday until 6pm on Monday evening, May 29. "Westerly high-pressure dominated weather will induce settled weather and higher temperatures across Ireland in coming days. "All forest owners and managers are again advised to prepare for likely outbreaks of fire.

Source: Irish Independent May 24, 2023 23:25 UTC