What needs to be done to prevent future wildfires?

A wildfire on Slievenamon in Co Tipperary has "reduced significantly", according to Tipperary County Council announced yesterday, however firefighters are continuing to tackle a number of isolated hotspots.

But, what needs to be done to prevent wildfires in Ireland in the first place?

Joining Ciara to discuss is Ecologist and author, Pádraic Fogarty.

Also joining me now to discuss the ongoing struggles to contain wildfires on the European continent are Elaine Cobbe, Paris-based Journalist and Stephen Burgen, Freelance Journalist in Barcelona.