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Helicopters bring Killarney park fire under control Tougher penalties considered for those who start fires after blaze in Kerry park
about 8 hours ago Updated: 29 minutes ago Anne Lucey, Vivienne Clarke
A significant fire in the Muckross area of Killarney over the weekend. Photograph: @countykerry/PA Wire
The three-day fire which raged through the Killarney National Park since Friday night is finally being brought under control with five helicopters at the scene.
“Significant” damage has been caused to water quality as well as to habitat and wildlife, in the burning of thousands of acres of rare habitat both within and outside the park area, the head of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the region, has said.
Environmentalists Decry Campaign of ‘Intimidation’ By Irish Politicians And Agri-Industry Over New Cheese Factory
Expanding Ireland’s dairy industry puts the country’s climate goals at risk.
Irish dairy cows. Credit: sarahluv (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
A number of senior Irish politicians and agri-industry interests are trying to block a legal challenge to a new cheese factory brought by environmentalists over concerns relating to pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Politicians and industry figures are applying sustained public and political pressure to have the appeal dropped, despite the High Court having approved the legal challenge.
In response, a number of Irish and European NGOs are now speaking out at what they call a campaign of “intimidation of environmental defenders”.