{"id":567781,"date":"2026-07-25T16:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/567781\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T16:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:39:19","slug":"gorse-fire-in-wicklow-mountains-as-firefighters-continue-fighting-tipperary-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/567781\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorse fire in Wicklow Mountains as firefighters continue fighting Tipperary wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A gorse fire has reignited in the Wicklow Mountains as firefighters in Tipperary continue to tackle wildfire flare-ups on Slievenamon.<\/p>\n<p>The National Parks and Wildfire Service said it is continuing to assess the Glencree gorse fire in Co Wicklow, with a helicopter conducting a full survey of the scene this morning.<\/p>\n<p>People are urged to stay away from the area, with a fire said to be &#8220;developing&#8221;, while local residents are advised to keep their windows and doors shut.<\/p>\n<p>The Military Road is closed to facilitate firefighting operations and due to the large amount of smoke in the area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"606\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gorse-fire-in-wicklow-mountains-as-firefighters-continue-fighting-tipperary-wildfire.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1931740 aligncenter fixed-width-container\"\/><\/p>\n<p> A major wildfire continues to burn at Slievenamon in Co Tipperary. Photo: Brian Lawless\/PA Images<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in Tipperary, firefighting efforts on Slievenamon have entered their sixth day, with some &#8220;hotspots&#8221; being closely monitored.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are currently concentrating on the north-eastern side of the mountain. Additional specialist equipment has been deployed as the focus shifts to ground-based operations.<\/p>\n<p>Tipperary County Council said smoke may continue to be noticeable on the eastern side of Slievenamon, and local residents, especially those with respiratory conditions, are advised to take appropriate precautions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A gorse fire has reignited in the Wicklow Mountains as firefighters in Tipperary continue to tackle wildfire flare-ups&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-567781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}