Fire crews are battling a significant gorse fire on Mount Leinster tonight.
Personnel from Bagenalstown Fire Service are at the scene of the blaze, which eyewitnesses have described as "the worst they've seen for awhile."
It's the second night that crews from Carlow have attended fires on the mountain, with another one being dealt with just last night.
It's understood the fire tonight is on the Myshall side of the mountain, close to the nine stones area.
People are being asked to avoid the mountain tonight.
Significant gorse fire on Mount Leinster, #Carlow tonight. This is the second night in a row that Carlow Fire Service has been called out for fires on the mountain. pic.twitter.com/2D9BAFCVv6
— Dean Egan (@deanpatrickegan) March 26, 2022
It comes as Carlow Fire Service has reported a busy 24 hours for the team, between the fire on the mountain, a number of house fires, a road traffic accident and a number of false alarms.
