Minister slams ‘violent crime’ of national park wildfire

The recent wildfire in Killarney National Park has been described as “a violent crime” by Josepha Madigan, the Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht minister.

Replying to Dáil questions by Labour TDs Willie Penrose and Joan Burton, she said a damage assessment of the site at Torc Hill by her department revealed that about 155 acres were caught in the blaze.