Rural Life
Only 18% of quad users wear a helmet at all times while operating a quad, according to the findings of a new survey.
Machinery
Quads have been with us for nearly 50 years; longer if you count the trikes that preceded them which were banished due to safety concerns
Fermanagh and Omagh PSNI are warning that there has been a significant increase in quad thefts in Fermanagh and Tyrone.
The number of new tractor registrations in July was up by 300 units when compared to the previous month (52), according to the FTMTA.
Members of An Garda Síochána in Co. Donegal seized a quad driven by a 'teenage driver' in Falcarragh, Co. Donegal.
The Brute Force family of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from Kawasaki are topped out by the 750cc machines, which produce 51hp...
A teenager has been hospitalised in Waterford following a quad bike collision on a farm in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny
Video
In the second instalment of Agriland Media’s new series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we discuss using quad bikes safely. The use of quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become increasingly common on farms across Ireland. However, there has been a significant number of farm fatalities and serious injuries involving quads. The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
A man was arrested in Dublin as part of an ongoing investigation into organised criminal activity and quad thefts in Co. Monaghan
A quad was reported stolen from a sheep shed in Tydavnet, Co. Monaghan this morning (Wednesday, February 5) between 4.30a.m and 5a.m
N.Ireland
A tractor run held in memory of Isaac Roxborough who died after a quad bike accident raised over £32,000 for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.
Detectives are appealing for information following a spate of burglaries and 'high-value' machinery thefts in mid Ulster
The PSNI has issued an appeal for information following the theft of farming machinery from a property in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone.
Gardaí are investigating an incident of a stolen quad from a premises in the Rathconrath area of Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
A quad bike was stolen from a farm in Co. Monaghan recently, and investigations are confirmed to be ongoing.
Rural NZ is being urged to refocus on the risk of quad bike roll-overs, which have killed four farmers in the country in the past three weeks.
Gardaí are investigating after a man his 80s died in a single-vehicle collision while riding a quad bike on Achill Island, Co Mayo.
A 14-year old boy has died in hospital following a collision involving a quad that occurred outside Eglinton, Co. Derry, the PSNI has said.
An Garda Síochána Cavan/Monaghan Division are investigating the alleged theft of a quad bike in Co. Cavan.
Farmers are being reminded that new regulations around the safe use of quad bikes in Ireland will come into force next week.
Agri-Business
No helmet was in use in half of the quad-bike accidents recorded over a six-year period in Ireland, according to a recently published study.
All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) manufacturers in Europe have come together to launch a free e-training tool to give users safety information
Gardaí received a report of a stolen quad bike from the Castletown area of Co. Meath at approximately 1:00a.m yesterday
