Simon Coveney urges more focus on farm safety

It is important every organisation involved in agriculture continually raises the need for farmers to work safely, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney declared yesterday.

Speaking at the Irish Farmers Association-organised National Farm Safety Day, he said the level of farm accidents every year within the industry is unacceptable.

He said: “It is important to remember that farms are both work places and family homes and it is important that the whole family is alert to the risks that exist on farms.