It comes as dry and warm weather this week has prompted a status orange forest fire warning to be issued for the upcoming bank holiday weekend.

Leo Bolger from Bally Bia in Cork, was sent a bill for €6,106 on Wednesday, despite the fact he did not start the fire.

The practice is banned from March 1st to September 1st to protect wildlife.

Fires have started on Mount Leinster and the Blackstairs mountains which straddle counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford

The fast moving gorse fire was visible across counties Carlow, Wexford and Kilkenny.