N.Ireland
8-year-old boy now 'stable' after falling from tractor
An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...
N.Ireland
An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...
Beef
With winter on the way; it’s time to carry out a last minute check on winter housing for livestock. Keep...
Rural Life
Teagasc will be holding a series of half-day Farm Safety Code of Practice Training Courses over the coming months. Teagasc...
National Ploughing Championships
FBD will be handing out child safety wristbands at all event entrances at this year’s National Ploughing Championships as part...
Rural Life
This year needs to be a watershed year for farm safety, the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney told crowds at...
Rural Life
Farmers and those involved in agriculture need to ‘stop the excuses’ around farm safety, the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney...
Opinion
When non-farming people hear of a 13-year-old driving a tractor on a public road, they find it crazy that such...
Rural Life
Some 76% of farmers drove a tractor for the first time before they were 12 years old, according to an...
Rural Life
Another farm death has occurred on an Irish farm, after a woman was attacked by a cow. The accident happened...
Rural Life
With a 13-year-old boy stopped by Northern police for driving a tractor under the legal age limit it’s important to...
Rural Life
Both a father and son have been reported to the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland after the 13-year-old boy was...
N.Ireland
The GAA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have teamed-up to support Farm Safety Week. Running this week (July 6...
Rural Life
The most common items approved to date under the Farm Safety Scheme are head-scoops to prevent cattle from moving their...
Rural Life
Farmer and former Irish rugby player John Hayes says that now when he goes out to do something on his...
Rural Life
While 2014 saw a horrific amount of farm fatalities in Ireland one area where safety on Irish farms has improved...
Rural Life
Agriculture accounts for the highest number of work-related deaths in comparison to other work sectors, according to the latest figures...
Rural Life
With farming activities intensifying over the summer months and children on holidays from school it is important that extra vigilance...
Rural Life
Extra vigilance is needed when it comes to farm safety in rural areas as farming activities intensify over the summer, according...