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  • Jul 23

    Wildfires sweep across Ireland: Slievenamon blaze may be contained by weekend as Wicklow and Killarney also burn

    Fires on Slievenamon mountain in Tipperary, in Wicklow Mountains National Park, and in Killarney National Park have burned hundreds of hectares since Monday, with a change in wind pushing flames into Coillte forestry on Wednesday.

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