2017 NEWS REVIEW: Wildfires break out on Curragh plains in May

Emergency services battled wildfires that broke out on the plains of the Curragh in April.

Members of the Military Police and Kildare Fire Service were called out to the area to deal with a blaze that gripped a large group of furze bushes.

It was the second fire to break out in the area, with emergency services having already extinguishing an earlier blaze on what locals call ‘Braveheart Hill’.

No houses were located near either blaze, but a passers-by told KildareNow that ‘numerous people have gathered nearby to see what is going on’ and ‘it doesn’t look like the second fire will be put out any time soon’.

Several fire engines and response cars remained at the scene dealing with the fire.