Vigilance is key to stay safe in the busy season

With life getting busier as restrictions ease, there is an increasing need for rural communities to be on their guard

Micheál Sheridan, CEO Irish Community Air Ambulance, chief pilot Donnagh Verling and John Keane, president of Macra na Feirme, at last month's joint safety campaign launch. 

The farms of Ireland are great places to land a helicopter — but the hopes behind a new farm and road safety campaign is that it won’t be an air ambulance.

Seasonal farm work is increasing. Silage cutting is under way. More machinery is on the move. Milk production is at a peak and plans are being made for the tillage harvest. More children are also present on and around farms.