Rural Life
1-year-old child killed in farm accident in the southeast
A one-year-old child, believed to be a baby boy, has been killed following an accident on a farm in the...
Rural Life
A one-year-old child, believed to be a baby boy, has been killed following an accident on a farm in the...
Rural Life
A revised version of the ‘Code of Practice for Preventing Injury and Occupational Ill-Health in Agriculture’ (farm safety Code of...
Rural Life
A farmer in his 50s has sadly passed away after he was reportedly knocked into a slurry pit by a...
Agri-Business
Agri Aware Executive Director, Deirdre O’Shea, has appealed to young people to think ‘safety first’ on farms. She urged the...
Rural Life
Behind every farm accident statistic is an unbearable tragedy for a family, according to a Health and Safety Training Provider,...
Rural Life
Some 966 farm inspections and investigations have been carried out by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in 2017 to date,...
Rural Life
The importance of farm safety was highlighted recently by the CEO of FBD, Fiona Muldoon, as farm fatalities “head towards record...
Rural Life
Three people have been injured following a bull attack in a Co. Clare mart, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA)...
Rural Life
The days of farmers being able to help each other out is a thing of the past, according to Sinn Fein’s...
Rural Life
Farming is the occupation with the highest risk of fatalities in the country; with a rate nearly 10 times the...
Rural Life
Farming is the most dangerous profession in Ireland. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) revealed that farmers are eight times more...
Rural Life
Dairygold, in conjunction with Teagasc, is set to host a farm safety information day at Mallow Racecourse. In response to the...
N.Ireland
The Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) will continue to raise the bar in the context of its stakeholder involvement...
Rural Life
A farmer in his late 70s has died following an accident, which is believed to have involved livestock, in Co....
Rural Life
The funeral of a farmer in Co. Kilkenny, who died on Friday, April 21, following a farm accident earlier this...
Rural Life
“I don’t know anyone who has had a quad bike who hasn’t fallen off it.” That’s how a former IFA...
Machinery
A safety device for quads (or ATVS – All Terrain Vehicles), which have been associated with a number of on...
Rural Life
Farmers have been warned to be extra vigilant when working with bulls and cattle after an inquest heard how a...