Feckwits Setting Charlesland Field Fires

Charlesland Golf Club FRI12AUG22

ith the clubhouse having become something of a vandal’s paradise since its closure in December 2020, it would appear the dry season has sparked a new kind of stupidity down at the Charlesland Golf Club.

This afternoon, local fire services battled the latest in a series of deliberate fires on what was once the golf course.

With the grounds currently more farm than “Fore!”, round hay bales abound, and it’s clearly all too tempting for some feckwits in the area. This is the third such fire this week.

Bray’s Chief Fire Officer, Aiden Dempsey, stated, “Crews from Greystones and Bray fought the fire in a field which included eight round bales. We were helped by staff from Cairn Homes building site who brought a water tanker and an excavator, which was really useful.

Pic: Wicklow Fire Service

“There had been a number of fires in the area recently, including in the derelict clubhouse.

“The public are being requested to avoid using BBQs and fires and to be vigilant of anyone intentionally setting fires in the area.”

It hardly needs to be said but, check once, check twice, check thrice to see if your kid’s a twat who likes to start dangerous fires.