Safety messages issued for farmers and fishermen to avoid tragedies

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has issued seasonal safety messages for farmers and fishermen.

For the third year running, farmers will receive a farm safety message in the post with their Single Payment Scheme farm maps. Child safety gets a special focus.

From 2000 to 2010, 27 children died following a farm accident. The main causes of child fatalities are tractors, machinery and drowning. In 2013, four children died.