A warning from the Department of Agriculture for a high risk of forest and gorse fires will last until next week.
Fire Fighters from Galway City and multiple surrounding areas battled a large gorse fire on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday evening.
Road diversions were put in place as fire service units battled the blaze in the townlands of Tonabrocky and Boleybeg yesterday.
The Department of Agriculture issued a Condition Orange warning for a high fire risk on Wednesday.
The warning will remain in place until midday on Monday, June 12.
It has been issued as Ireland has been dealing with a period of hot and dry weather in the past week and more, which puts vegetation at fires.
People visiting forests and other recreational sites are reminded to adhere to regulations regarding fire use.
The Department has warned those visiting forests not to use barbeques or open fires at any stage, and vehicles must not be parked at site entrances or impede emergency service access to forest roads.
All forest owners and managers are again advised to prepare for likely outbreaks of fire.
Farmers and rural dwellers are also being asked to be extremely vigilant regarding fire activity, to report any suspicious or illegal activity to the Gardai and to report all fires immediately to the Fire and Emergency Services via 112/999.
