Recent wildfires in the Mourne Mountains have sparked safety concerns over an ‘evacuation plan’ for the Mournes Gateway ...

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

A community group says the council is 'unwilling or unable' to share evacuation plans for its £44m gondola project ...

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir described the wildfires as "rural arson" adding that if the fires do not stop homes could be "burnt down, people killed and serious ...

Butterflies, birds, insects and lizards are among the many species negatively affected by a spate of recent wildfires on the Mourne Mountains. There have been almost 300 such fires in Northern Ireland ...

Some 75 firefighters have been tackling a major wildfire in the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. The blaze, in the Bloody Bridge area, which raged across a 3.2km front, is described as being dealt with ...

Firefighters are still dealing with a fire at Trassey Track - also near Newcastle in County Down - and has urged people in the area to keep their windows and doors closed. More than 75 firefighters ...

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said it believes the large fire near the Mourne Mountains had been started deliberately. The significant wildfire in Hilltown was declared a ...

Firefighters have put out a gorse fire near Spelga Dam in the Mourne Mountains. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service (NIFRS) received a report of the blaze at 18:39 BST on Monday. About four ...

Undated handout photo issued by Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) of firefighters have been tackling a significant wildfire in the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. It comes after a ...

Fred Sirieix embarks on a gastronomic cycling tour of Northern Ireland to discover the region's best-kept delicious secrets.

More than 50 firefighters have been tackling a significant wildfire in the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. It comes after a major incident was declared at the weekend when a large wildfire close to ...