I was shocked to see firefighters attending a bog fire in Co Roscommon on Monday had their equipment stolen as they worked to bring the blaze, which spanned 2km under control.

The thieves took €2,000 worth of equipment, according to Shannonside, which included lights and tools.

Thankfully, the equipment was recovered on Tuesday.

A significant number of bog and gorse fires have caused extensive damage to wildlife habitats recently.