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Fire?????

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  • 29-12-2012 1:19pm
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    Crann
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭


    Hi,
    I was wondering if it is alright/ legal to light a small campfire outside? I am not sure if there are any environmental laws against it.
    Thanks


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    RICHIE.39
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭RICHIE.39


    Crann wrote: »
    Hi,
    I was wondering if it is alright/ legal to light a small campfire outside? I am not sure if there are any environmental laws against it.
    Thanks
    Depends who's land you're on!! A landowners if you have permission to camp there might prefer if you didn't but always good to ask. coillte land is a no unless you get pre approved by the local warden. wouldn't know about the likes of wicklow glens etc.
    Richie.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Crann wrote: »
    Hi,
    I was wondering if it is alright/ legal to light a small campfire outside? I am not sure if there are any environmental laws against it.
    Thanks

    It's not environmental laws, it's land ownership laws. You can't light a fire on someone else's land without permission, and the vast majority of land in this country is privately owned. As for public amenities, know Killarney National Park has a ban.


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    Crann
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Crann


    The land is actually my own, so no problems with asking permission :). I was just unsure about lighting fires outdoors in general. Thanks for the help.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Crann wrote: »
    The land is actually my own, so no problems with asking permission :). I was just unsure about lighting fires outdoors in general. Thanks for the help.

    Oh burn burn burn! ;)

    It is illegal to burn household waste, and if you live in a development or estate there may be a condition in the Transfer preventing one person from doing anything that may become a nuisance or annoyance to neighbouring owners, but haven't heard of a fire being a problem.


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    Victor
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    Oh burn burn burn! ;)
    Not quite. Burning farm land is illegal for 6 months of the year.

    Anything that could lead to a larger fire needs to be dealt with very carefully.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Victor wrote: »
    Not quite. Burning farm land is illegal for 6 months of the year.

    Anything that could lead to a larger fire needs to be dealt with very carefully.

    But is that not limited to burning land, much like the waste regulations are restricted to burning waste?


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