Kerry fire service attends to 44 illegal wildfires during March

The Kerry Fire and Rescue Service has attended 44 illegal wildfires during the month of March, within metres of the Killarney National Park.

Burning of uplands is illegal from March 1 under the Wildlife Acts and the closed season runs to the end of August.

The figures released by the county council in Kerry also show that an additional eight fires got out of control and had to be attended to during February when burning on scrubland is not illegal.