Kerry company fined €400,000 following fatal workplace incident

Dairymaster Unlimited Company were fined €400,000 on July 27 following a fatal incident that occurred on a Limerick farm in 2020
Dairymaster Unlimited Company were fined €400,000 on July 27 in Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.

Dairymaster Unlimited Company were fined €400,000 on July 27 in Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 - 12:24
Zoe Geary

A Kerry-based company was convicted and fined a total of €400,000 following a fatal incident that occurred in Limerick in 2020.

Dairymaster Unlimited Company was convicted and fined by Judge Simon McAleese at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on Monday after pleading guilty to breaches of safety, health, and welfare at work legislation.

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