Dublin mountains on FIRE

okidoki987

Driving through Dundrum tonight 10pm and I noticed about 2 MAJOR fires in the Dublin mountains very high up.
Looks pretty bad, flames very high.
Saw one Fire Brigade on it's way, I'd say they will need a lot more then that.
Anybody know anything about it?

Aquos76

This is not the Dublin Forum. This one is. It's really annoying when people constantly use afterhours to post about Dublin.

Flukey

Not everything about Dublin has to be in the Dublin forum. There are Dublin issues, and issues from all over the place all over the boards. If we limited every issue to its area of origin the place would be a lot quieter. There is a fire on the mountain though. I've been watching it for a while now. More people will be alerted to it by posting it here. I'd expect the same if a big fire was going on anywhere in the country.

Aquos76

Yeah but that's why we have a region section to post issues about one own region. So on that theory I should post a thread informing people from all over Ireland,that there is a wheelie bin on fire at the end of the ferrybank dual carriageway entering into Waterford City

stereo_steve

Aquos76 stop being a tool. :mad:

There is a big difference between a mountain and a wheelie bin.

Flukey

It is not necessarily a purely Dublin issue. The fire happens to be in Dublin, but it is not a Dublin issue in the same way that the roadworks on O'Connell Street would be, or the best nightclub or restaurant in Dublin would be. You could take a large amount of the posts on After Hours and other places and put them in the regional forums on that basis. Whatever about wheelie bins, believe me, this is a big fire, or fires to be more precise. I am sure many outside Dublin would be interested and some would be able to see it.

Aquos76

Why the personal insult. I am merely making a point that this is not a Dublin only forum. And for the record there is no wheelie bin on fire, just trying to make a comparison( obviously a bad comparison)

kiffer

Maybe the fire was in the wicklow mountains...

Then where should the post be made?
okidoki987 was in Dundrum ... which is in Dublin and the fire was in the mountains ... now some of those mountains are in Dublin but most are in Wicklow and can be seen from Dundrum... so the fire could have been in Wicklow ... so it would be wrong to post on the Dublin Forum...

Isn't it abit early in the year for fires?

Rabies

Karoma wrote:

Amazingly enough, someone else that saw it posted in a more applicable forum.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=51257705

But the fire isn't in Dublin city

Aquos76

I see someone else has now posted this in a more appropriate forum.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=51257678#post51257678

Ah look its the Dublin city forum.

Rhyme

The mountains are on fire!! Oh God, what will we do?!

Rabies

Rhyme wrote:

The mountains are on fire!! Oh God, what will we do?!

Run to the hills for safety

The_Minister

If there is a chance that it could spread into Wicklow or that people in Wicklow might see this and know people camping in the area, then this is the right forum.

Aquos76

Camping this early in the year. I doubt it.

Rhyme

Rabies wrote:

Run to the hills for safety

But what if it spreads to the hills?

To the drumlins?

Rabies

Rhyme wrote:

But what if it spreads to the hills?

To the drumlins?

If that fails, then make mountains out of mole hills

Rhyme

Rabies wrote:

If that fails, then make mountains out of mole hills

Welcome to the valley of the moooole-people

Flukey

It is still going strong, spreading westwards.

Steoob

everyone get to high ground

billy the squid

Anyone got any photos?

Flukey

I am too far away for any photo to show anything significant, sorry.

crosstownk

It's normal at this time of year for heather to be burnt off the bogs before the cutting of turf can begin. However, currently only 14 people are entitled to cut turf - in order to preserve the bogs apparently. Often these fires can get out of control. I wish I could see it from here - can only see pxoy 3 rock! Does anyone know where about this fire is???? Which mountain, near which road.........

sturgo

Aquos76 wrote:

This is not the Dublin Forum. This one is. It's really annoying when people constantly use afterhours to post about Dublin.

Yo! culchie with chip on shoulder. Back to the bog with ye.

Flukey

Still going. I can see flashing blue lights in the area too. As I said elsewhere, it is on the Dublin side, near the Stepaside area.

They don't cut much, if any, turf in that area. It is mostly woods there. They cut turf up near the featherbeds, which is on the Wicklow side, near Glencree. A lot more than 14 people cut there. Lord Powerscourt owns the land there. Lighting fires to burn the heather is illegal there too. You can't even light one to warm a kettle, never mind clear the heather.

simu

What's a Dublin anyway? :-p

doctor evil

I hope the fire is not too extensive, what could have been the cause?.

crosstownk

Flukey wrote:

Still going. I can see flashing blue lights in the area too. As I said elsewhere, it is on the Dublin side, near the Stepaside area.

They don't cut much, if any, turf in that area. It is mostly woods there. They cut turf up near the featherbeds, which is on the Wicklow side, near Glencree. A lot more than 14 people cut there. Lord Powerscourt owns the land there. Lighting fires to burn the heather is illegal there too. You can't even light one to warm a kettle, never mind clear the heather.

Your right - I was referring to the area that is Wicklow Mountains National Park. Anyway as you say no turf in the direction your indicating. I'd like to know whats on fire

red_bairn

So is the fire around the Leopardstown/Stepaside area then?Is it under control now?And can anybody get some decent photos?
Its actually crazy nobody has got anything yet. Say they will be up for 2morro anyway.

Flukey

There is a photo now in the Dublin City Forum, which you will find under: Regions -> East.

It is mostly woodland up around there, scrubs, bushes etc.

Alkers

Picture from Clonskeagh with a 10x lense. Don't have a tripod, bit blurry.

Flukey

It's here now too. Thanks Simona1986.

Wertz

Gorse fire I'd say. Was up the cooley mountains myself today and the gorse brush is like tinder...after a few days like we've had this week with little or no rain, all it takes is some idiot with a fag end.

Flukey

Still burning, but not looking quite as bad as earlier.

Alkers

Looks to be a few different smaller fires with one large one highest up.

melekalikimaka

doesnt this happen every year? still cool tho. really wanna go up and take few pics...grrr stupid no car

tom-thebox

Should we go to defcon?

u2gooner

Aquos76 wrote:

Camping this early in the year. I doubt it.

Didnt know there was a specified camping season! Ive camped in that area in December and January. Todays weather was on a par with most summer days so its quite possible that someone could be camping up there

greglo23

doctor evil wrote:

I hope the fire is not too extensive, what could have been the cause?.

big pile of leinster jerseys maybe ?

Flukey

Nearly completely gone now. Still a little bit burning, but nothing like what they were like earlier.

Esel

Flukey wrote:

.... Lord Powerscourt owns the land there. ....

I'm sure the Slazengers would dispute his claim, if he even exists!

Riamfada

WENT up. There was nothing there.Boo

Savman

tom-thebox wrote:

Should we go to defcon?

:D:D

blu_sonic

is it still burning?

billy the squid

From the indo:

THREE units of the Dublin Fire Brigade were dispatched last night to tackle a gorse fire that swept across the Dublin mountains, writes Louise Healy.

The alarm was raised shortly after 10pm when locals in south Dublin noticed the fire off the Blackglen Road at the foothills of the Dublin mountains.

blu_sonic

when was that published?

billy the squid

around 5am on unison.ie

_Kaiser_

Why is it when I read this the one thing I could think of was "the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire....."

blu_sonic

imagine the city took to flames, or the country. It would be likr independance day or something

Dizzyblabla

what a vivid imagination for this hour of the morning!

blu_sonic

i only said it cuz i wanted to see if anyone will take up the fantasy flame here goes, just our secret dizzy k?

Dizzyblabla

ok, I won't tell anyone if you don't?!!