Air Corps helicopter assists fire crews fighting blaze in Burren National Park

An AgustaWestland 139 helicopter was called in to help tackle the fire at the Burren National Park

An Irish Air Corps helicopter has been assisting fire crews as they continued to deal with a large scrub fire in the Burren National Park in Co Clare.

Firefighters from Ennistymon have been battling the blaze near Carran since around midday today. The area is inaccessible by vehicles so fire service personnel had to make their way to the fire on foot across difficult terrain.