Around 6,000 acres of forest have been damaged by fires in the last five years, the largest of which was in Laois in 2018.
Forestry workers and firefighters are on high alert this weekend with breezy, dry weather driving up the risk of wild fires.
A status orange alert is now in place, including for the Slieve Blooms, until 12pm on Tuesday.
Around 6,000 acres of forest have been damaged by fires in the last five years, the largest of which was in Laois in 2018.
Mick Power, Coillte's estates risk manager, says the late spring and summer months are most worrying:
🚨#FireWarning
— Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (@agriculture_ie) April 1, 2021
🟧 Condition Orange – High Fire Risk 🟧
🔥We have issued an Orange Forest Fire Warning arising from weather patterns and expected level of risk during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
🛑Warning in place until 12pm on Tuesday, April 6.
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