Rural Life
No farm death due to overhead lines since 2004
While 2014 saw a horrific amount of farm fatalities in Ireland one area where safety on Irish farms has improved...
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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...
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With farming activities intensifying over the summer months and children on holidays from school it is important that extra vigilance...
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Extra vigilance is needed when it comes to farm safety in rural areas as farming activities intensify over the summer, according...
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The second annual Remembrance Service organised by Embrace Farm is to take place on June 28. The men, women and...
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The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is calling on primary school teachers to spend 30 minutes communicating farm safety messages...
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A man in his mid-twenties has died in the early hours of this morning (Thursday) after the tractor he was driving...
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Farm safety for children and elderly people is to be highlighted at the upcoming Sheep2015 event by Teagasc, it says....
Grass
Silage cutting is taking place across the country at the moment and while rain in places has led to problems...
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Last year, there were 30 deaths due to farm accidents in Ireland. Out of that 30 fatalities, four of them were...
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Age and location have been identified as key factors in farm deaths, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) says. Deaths...
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There is a gross under reporting of farm accidents and injuries therefore statistics on farm accidents are more difficult to...
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Education holds the key to farm safety, according to an Oireachtas committee report on farm safety, but says it will...
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Another farm death has occured, after a woman in Co. Monaghan died from injuries she sustained when attacked by a...
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A Co. Meath farmer had a lucky escape when one of the cows on her farm charged her and trampled her...
Machinery
Tractors and machinery are the main cause of farm accidents in Ireland, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) says and...
Agri-Business
The Donegal Senior Footballers are to wear a specially commissioned jersey in their first championship match against Tyrone on May...
Rural Life
Increased farm safety awareness must be a top priority for all farmers irrespective of enterprise, age or location, Ulster Bank...