Firefighters are currently dealing with a gorse wildfire off the Blackglen Road in Sandyford, Co Dublin.
Smoke is visible in the area as several units from Rathfarnham tackle the blaze.
Dublin Fire Brigade is advising people living in affected areas to close all windows and doors.
Rathfarnham firefighters are currently dealing with a gorse wildfire off the Blackglen Road in #Sandyford.
💨 Smoke is visible in the area
🪟 If affected close all windows and doors
🔥 An orange fire warning for wildfires from @agriculture_ie is in place until Monday pic.twitter.com/BPxda8MGgq— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) April 23, 2022
A Status Orange forest fire warning remains in place for all areas in Ireland this weekend.
The Department of Agriculture warned that low humidity and brisk winds pose a high fire risk in all areas with dead grasses, heather and gorse.
