Firefighters in West Donegal are trying to control a large gorse fire.

Locals have called for the Minister for Defence to deploy army helicopters and troops to help them contain the blaze at Loughanure.

The N56 is closed between Dungloe and Gaoth Dobhair.

The fire between Loughanure and Annagry started in the early hours of this morning.

A massive gorse fire in West Donegal is putting homes under threat. The fire between Loughanure & Annagry started in the early hours of this morning. It comes just days after two homes were destroyed by fires in Annagry #Donegal #GorseFires pic.twitter.com/iyxRWYuk1u

— Barry Whyte (@BarryWhyte85) April 22, 2019