Did fear over forestry lead activists to start wildfires?
Hill farmers claim some fires were sparked by 'rebellious element'
Gorse fires blazing in Co Sligo last week. Sligo County Council estimate that approximately 4,000ac was affected or threatened by fires in the Killery Mountains area
Anti-forestry campaigners deliberately started wildfires that devastated thousands of acres of land in the west in recent weeks, a farmers' organisation has claimed.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) says "anti- forestry sentiment" is building in some parts of the country.
