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Wicklow Mountains
Emergency services respond to fire in Wicklow Mountains
Thick smoke can be seen from Dublin.
A FIRE HAS broken out in the Wicklow Mountains this evening, leading to a reported road closure in the local area.
Thick smoke is visible across parts of Dublin city as emergency services respond to the blaze.
Reports of a large fire on the Wicklow Mountains. The smoke is visible on @zoom_earth pic.twitter.com/8sQfBEMeEz
— DublinWeather (@WeatherofDublin) July 15, 2026
According to the Wicklow People, emergency services are responding to a fire on the Featherbeds Road, near Glencree.
Motorists in the area have reported thick smoke in Blessington and further afield in Dublin.
Tuesday saw fire services battle a wildfire at Killarney National Park, with the nature minister claiming that the blaze was man-made.
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