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Friday, 31 July 2026 15:23

Councillor Paddy Bracken is praising them for their work at the scene in Mountmellick's Smith's Field yesterday.

A Laois councillor is thanking the Gardai, fire service and first responders for their fast response to a meadow fire.

Emergency services attended the scene yesterday at Smith's Field in Mountmellick at around 5.40pm.

A number of nearby residents were evacuated, with no injuries and damage to houses reported, with Gardai not treating the incident as suspicous.

Fianna Fail councillor for the Mountmellick area Paddy Bracken says it's lucky that no one was hurt:

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