Cork City Fire Service respond to numerous gorse fires on the Northside

Aerial photo of members of the Cork City Fire Brigade dealing with a gorse fire in the Glen River Park running between the Glen and Ballyvolane.
“The summer starting early” is how the fire service have described a recent spate of gorse fires on the northside of the city.
Members of the Cork City Fire Brigade attended a number of large gorse fires in the Glen River Park, running between the Glen and Ballyvolane on Wednesday and Thursday, with the fire service explaining that this is common occurrence during the good weather.

The Glen River Park is a common location for the fires with two units of the emergency services responding to reports of fires on each and every occasion as well as Gardaí being notified on a number of occasions.