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Climate Dolmens Response to the Wildfire in the Mournes…

Soapbox on April 27, 2021, 9:48 am | Readers 843

Michael Donnelly is a member of the Dolmens Climate Network Dolmens Climate Network, in south County Down, wishes to speak out in the aftermath of the massively destructive wildfire we just experienced in the Mournes. Our community right now is sad but also cross, frustrated, and determined that we all take this seriously and do something different. Thousands of acres of upland heath is burnt and we will never know how many animals have perished with their nests destroyed during …

Donegall Road/Broadway bonfire ablaze 16 hours early

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on July 11, 2011, 9:04 am | Readers 125

There was disappointment and a hint of anger in the voices of the group of teenagers who were the first to arrive at the Donegall Road/Broadway bonfire this morning. Days of effort destroyed. (link to video) Sixteen hours early, someone – and fingers were pointing at another community – had lit the unguarded bonfire. The blaze was well underway when the fire truck arrived, briefly pausing before driving off. What the pictures can’t depict is the wall of heat that …