Fire-fighters are using a number of helicopters to battle a fire in the country’s biggest forest.
The blaze in Cloosh Valley in Connemara has already destroyed a quarter of the trees there.
More than 20 active forest fires are causing damage to Coillte properties around the country.
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Ciaran Fallon, Communications Director with Coillte, says they’re using helicopters to dump water on the fires.