Agriculture still the most dangerous sector, with 23 deaths last year
The HSA reported that 23 deaths occurred in 2025 within the agriculture sector.
Agriculture is still classified as the most dangerous job sector, with 23 deaths occurring in 2025, the highest of any other sector.
Overall, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) reported a rise in work-related incidents resulting in death from 36 in 2024 to a provisional total figure of 58 in 2025, a 61% increase. A third of deaths occurred in people aged 65 or over. Counties Cork, Donegal and Dublin had the highest number of reported fatalities at six apiece.
