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‘Children are killed every year on farms’ warn Clare gardaí

WITH schools now on summer holidays the dangers that farms can pose to children have been highlighted by gardaí in Clare. “Now that schools are...

Farms not playgrounds

As this week marks the fifth Farm Safety Week, Minister Ciaran Cannon has asked people to remember that farms are workplaces and not playgrounds. Last...

Safety first on the farm

This week is the fourth annual Farm Safety Week, an initiative aimed at reducing the number of farm accidents. At the moment, the agriculture...

Make farm safety a new year’s resolution

Teagasc has called on farmers to make their own safety, and their families’ safety, top priority in 2016.   This follows another year of high...

Clare IFA chairman recalls farm injury

THE impact of an accident, even a minor one, can have long-term repercussions for a farmer. One Clare man recalls how he had an...

Farm safety close to TD’s heart

CLARE TD Michael McNamara has spoken publicly for the first time about the death of his father, Paddy, in a farm accident in 1999. The...

McNamara highlights online farm safety lessons

Clare primary schools have been urged by Labour TD, Michael McNamara to take advantage of free online farm safety learning resources, currently being offered by...

ICSA president: include H&S in primary education

Following another tragic farm accident involving children, ICSA president Patrick Kent has again called for health and safety education to be included in the...
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