Rural Life
Agriculture fatalities down 40% but farming still the most dangerous occupation
Fatalities in agriculture were down 40% on 2014 with with 18 deaths reported in 2015 compared to 30 in 2014, figures...
Health and Safety Authority
Agri-Business
Child dies in Galway farming accident
An eight-year-old boy has died in a farming accident in Galway today, bringing the number of farming deaths in Ireland...
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Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
Rural Life
Farm death - four-year-old child the latest casualty
A four-year-old child has been killed a farm accident in Ballinaboy, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. The farm death occurred when the...
Rural Life
Farm death in Kerry after farmer falls from tractor
A farm death in Kerry has occurred – a man in his 50s has died following the farming accident. It...
Agri-Business
Farm accident in Cork - 70-year-old farmer seriously injured
A farm accident in Co. Cork has left a 70-year-old farmer in a serious condition in hospital. The man, from...
Agri-Business
Aurivo farm safety initiative to feature in GAA championship game
The Donegal Senior Footballers are to wear a specially commissioned jersey in their first championship match against Tyrone on May...
Rural Life
Dublin farm death as farmer dies in hay barn fall
Another farm death has occurred, when a North Co Dublin farmer in his 60s died in farm accident yesterday (Monday)....
Rural Life
Two-week farm inspection blitz by Safety Authority
The Health and Safety Authority is to carry out 500 farm inspections during Farm Safety Fortnight, which is taking place...
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Renowned sheep farming pair trust Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
Rural Life
Farm safely with slurry - free online course launched
The Health and Safety Authority has launched a free short online course entitled ‘Farm Safely with Slurry’ aimed at farmers....
Rural Life
Wexford farm death - Gardai investigating
Gardai are investigating the death of a man on a Wexford farm that happened on Friday night. The Health and...
Dairy
Dairy farming accounts for 58% of farm deaths - but only 17% of the farming sector
Some 58% of farm deaths are happening in dairy farming which makes up just 17% of the farming sector, according...
Rural Life
HSA to cut farm inspections, despite an 87% increase in farm deaths
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is reducing the number of farm inspections it will carry out to 2,300 in...
Opinion
Farmers can have only one New Year’s resolution – farm safety
The figures released by the Health and Safety Authority today which show that 55% of work related accidents last year...
Rural Life
Farm death on New Year's Eve as farmer crushed by JCB in Cork
The 29th farm death of 2014 occurred last night, on New Year’s Eve, when a 40-year-old farmer in Cork was...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Rural Life
Livestock are getting more aggressive and unpredictable, says HSA
Livestock are getting more aggressive and unpredictable, according to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). Whereas farmyard fatalities are well...
Agri-Business
New rules on children in tractors central to new code of practice - Minister Bruton
New rules that only children between the age of 7 and 16 may be carried in the cab of tractors or...