Bonfires tonight.

Does anyone know what the legal issues are in regards to bonfires tonight?

As I understood it to have a bonfire in your garden was now illegal, however several people I know are having fires tonight saying that it is traditional and the only day of the year it is legal to have a fire.

Can anyone confirm or deny this?


Thanks.

brian_t

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Does anyone know what the legal issues are in regards to bonfires tonight?

As I understood it to have a bonfire in your garden was now illegal, however several people I know are having fires tonight saying that it is traditional and the only day of the year it is legal to have a fire.

Can anyone confirm or deny this?


Thanks.

The burning of waste is an illegal practice and is an offence under the Waste Management Act, 1996, as amended, the Air Pollution Act, 1987 and the Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) Regulations, 2009.

The burning of waste includes a wide range of activities, and it is important that members of the public understand what activities are not acceptable, why these activities are not acceptable, and the dangers posed to people and the environment by committing such activities.


Burning of waste is a term that covers the following scenarios:

• Householders burning waste in their own yard or garden, either in an exposed pile or in a barrel also known as ‘backyard burning’.
• Burning of waste from construction sites.
• Burning of cut tree limbs, hedge clippings or other green waste resulting from landscaping/gardening works.

http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/FireService/InformationonBurningWasteControlledBurning/

WASTE MANAGEMENT (PROHIBITION OF WASTE DISPOSAL BY

BURNING) REGULATIONS 2009

brian_t

brian_t wrote: »

The burning of waste is an illegal practice and is an offence under the Waste Management Act, 1996, as amended, the Air Pollution Act, 1987 and the Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) Regulations, 2009.

The burning of waste includes a wide range of activities, and it is important that members of the public understand what activities are not acceptable, why these activities are not acceptable, and the dangers posed to people and the environment by committing such activities.


Burning of waste is a term that covers the following scenarios:

• Householders burning waste in their own yard or garden, either in an exposed pile or in a barrel also known as ‘backyard burning’.
• Burning of waste from construction sites.
• Burning of cut tree limbs, hedge clippings or other green waste resulting from landscaping/gardening works.

http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/FireService/InformationonBurningWasteControlledBurning/

WASTE MANAGEMENT (PROHIBITION OF WASTE DISPOSAL BY

BURNING) REGULATIONS 2009

Thanks for your reply.

So its clearly illegal and yet this "Tradition" continues every year.

Do the Gardai and councils simply turn a blind eye for tonight?

brian_t

Limerick farmer David Thompson was charged €1,700 after someone in his area reported a fire on his farm, despite the fact that it represented no threat to persons or property.

"I don't know who reported the fire," said Mr Thompson.

"The fire service arrived out claiming that they were responding to a call and I was landed with a nasty bill over which I pleaded with the authority but eventually had to pay. Farmers should be very much aware of the requirements", he said.

http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/new-rules-look-for-fire-notice-29912263.html

?Cee?view

Another mess left by Gormley and his fool croneys!

GerardKeating

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Thanks for your reply.

So its clearly illegal and yet this "Tradition" continues every year.

Do the Gardai and councils simply turn a blind eye for tonight?

What's special about tonight ?

?Cee?view

St. John's night

brian_t

June 23rd is bonfire night in Ireland.
It's a tradition carried on from the pagan midsummer festival - which was then moved to become St Johns Eve when the Catholic Church hijacked all the pagan festivals for themselves.

In the past - people would say prayers, asking for God's blessing upon their crops. They would also take ashes from the fire, and spread them over their land as a blessing for protection for their crops. It was also common to have music, singing, dancing, around the bonfire.

http://ireland-living.blogspot.ie/2011/06/irish-bonfire-night.html

CrookedJack

brian_t wrote: »

June 23rd is bonfire night in Ireland.
It's a tradition carried on from the pagan midsummer festival - which was then moved to become St Johns Eve when the Catholic Church hijacked all the pagan festivals for themselves.

In the past - people would say prayers, asking for God's blessing upon their crops. They would also take ashes from the fire, and spread them over their land as a blessing for protection for their crops. It was also common to have music, singing, dancing, around the bonfire.

I've lived here all my life and never heard of this "tradition", maybe its a regional thing. We always just used halloween as our bonfire night.

?Cee?view

CrookedJack wrote: »

I've lived here all my life and never heard of this "tradition", maybe its a regional thing. We always just used halloween as our bonfire night.

It's more of a rural thing.

Little CuChulainn

brian_t wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/new-rules-look-for-fire-notice-29912263.html

Was that not just a charge for the fire service?

nuac

Still a strong tradition in many parts of the West.

At one time big piles of timber, tires etc. People more conscious now of dioxins

Fifty years ago each street in a town and each village around the area would have one. Music and dancing, refreshment etc ( whether or not at a crossroads ). Neighbours met, wished each other well at the turn of the year.
Home fire was let burn out and was restarted with a coal from the bonfire

Will still be some bonfires about tonight

goz83

We are too sophisticated for that savagery in Dublin :pac:

coylemj

Indo says it's a Cork tradition, I never heard of it until today.

234

coylemj wrote: »

Indo says it's a Cork tradition, I never heard of it until today.

Agreed, I'm from a rural area and we never had anything like this.

coylemj

234 wrote: »

Agreed, I'm from a rural area and we never had anything like this.

Except when the local T.D. was made a minister, then they'd light a few bonfires along the road for his triumphant homecoming.

locustfurnace

I'm 37 and from the Carrigaline area, not exactly rural and as far back as I can remember most estates had their own, each trying to be the biggest in the town....haven't noticed any in the last ten years at least....seems to have died down...

tayto lover

Its a big tradition around Dundalk.
I wish they'd ban it.

Well I had mine, got rid of loads of rubbish!

Everyone around me are having them so what the hell!