The Irish Examiner View: Why won’t authorities stop hill arsonists?

The capacity to learn is a defining human characteristic — at least for successful, socially aware, and reliable people. Over recent weeks we have had, unfortunately, examples of a recurring rejection of change and new responsibilities.

That behaviour, illegally setting fire to uplands vegetation, has forced the south west’s fire fighters to take to social media to appeal to the arsonists not to endanger lives by setting more prohibited fires.