Fire chief 'furious' at malicious gorse fires which are 'serious drain on resources'

One of the recent fires.

A fire chief is "furious" as fire crews battle extensive gorse fires which have destroyed hundreds of acres of land and put lives at risk along the Blackstairs Mountain in the south-east.

Forty fire fighters from four units based in Kilkenny, Carlow and Wexford Bagenalstown spent Thursday and today attending extensive gorse fires close to the RTÉ transmitter on Mount Leinster.