Fire fighters will continue to battle a major fire in one of the country’s biggest forests today.
A regional emergency operation has been in place in County Galway as the blaze in the Cloosh Valley spread beyond the forestry plantation.
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It was hoped dropping temperatures last night would help control the blaze.
Coillte staff, along with the fire service, Army and Air-Corps have been fighting the blaze for several days now.
A haze of smoke from the fire affected large parts of Galway city and county.
