Wicklow County Council, under a European consortium, is supporting Ireland’s first “EU MODEX exercise”, which tests emergency responders and preparedness for a real-life event such as a wildfire, ...

The parents of a boy who has Down syndrome are over the moon, after their fundraising hike to the top of Wicklow’s ...

Yes, climate change has “intensified everything” but “we are better prepared” and wildfires are now smaller in County Wicklow because EU-praised co-ordination between local, neighbouring and national ...

The multi-agency event will involve over 100 participants from Ireland and other EU member states, simulating a wildfire scenario near Turlough Hill in the Wicklow Mountains National Park. The ...

A wildfire simulation, involving participants from Ireland and EU states, has taken place in the Wicklow Mountains. Video: Nick Bradshaw Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has told Ceann ...

Yolanda Evans Just south of Dublin, Wicklow National Park is one of Ireland's largest parks consisting of more than 20,000 hectares (more than 50,000 acres) of winding mountain paths, bogs ...

Forestry staff are monitoring the aftermath of a large forest fire that broke out in Co Wicklow on Thursday night. At around ...