Wildfires warning after Slieve Beagh damage

Name: Wildfires warning for Northern Ireland after Slieve Beagh damage
Uploaded: 2025-05-09T15:05:57.725Z
Duration: 44 s
Description: An amber warning for wildfires is issued for this weekend, after a third of Slieve Beagh was damaged.

An amber warning for wildfires has been issued for Northern Ireland this weekend, after a third of Slieve Beagh was damaged in a cross-border wildfire.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service received a report of a fire in Clogher, County Tyrone, on Wednesday, which then spread to County Monaghan on Thursday.

Slieve Beagh is a protected area - it is home to the endangered hen harrier and intact blanket bog habitat.

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