More native forests and wetter bogs will help fire proof our country while we also need stiffer fines and more prosecutions for fire starters.
The law should include an outright ban on burning the countryside.
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With hill fires devastating habitats in Ireland in dry spells, we need tougher enforcement, restored peatlands and a new approach to managing our uplands, writes Pádraic Fogarty.
