A man in his sixties has died in a farm accident in Whitegate, Co. Cork, after a heavy door on a grain trailer fell on top of him.

No criminal charges will be brought in relation to the death of a man who died tragically in a farm accident. Kieran Byrne from Cadamstown, Kinnity, Co Offaly suffered fatal injuries when he was crushed by a bull on a farm.

A 70-year-old man who was killed in a farming accident in Leap, Co Cork yesterday afternoon has been named locally as Thomas Hill.

The fifth Farm Safety Week, which is being run in Ireland by the Irish Farmers Association, began yesterday with an appeal from Agriculture Minister Michael Creed for continued awareness by all involved in the industry.

Farmers, road users, and machinery contractors are being urged to take extra care on the roads and in the fields and farmyards as silage cutting season continues and the school holidays begin.

With livestock the number one cause of farm accidents, an intensive farm safety inspection campaign focusing on safe management of livestock during calving season is set to get underway on Monday.

An elderly man has died in hospital following a farm accident in Co Clare earlier today.

Rural crime is on the rise in Ireland. Farmers especially can be targeted because of the high value of machinery they possess, and the isolated nature of farms, writes Karen Walsh

ICMSA president, Pat McCormack, said the report forms part of what he described as ‘Open Season’ on farmers, and questioned whether the Lancet report is consistent with previous findings it has published.

A man has died after being hit by a tree on a farm in Co Tipperary.

Farms remain Ireland’s most dangerous workplaces with 24 deaths last year — almost double that of any other sector.

A 70-year-old man has died in a farm accident in Co Galway.

In the first of the Irish Examiner 'Farm Focus' podcasts in association with FBD, Noel Baker speaks with farm safety campaigner Peter Gohery about the day that changed his life, and what needs to be done to protect others working in agriculture.

The year 2003 was supposed to be the dawn of a bright new future in farming for Mitchelstown based dairy farmer Maurice Walsh, writes Denis Lehane.

Today’s farmers all played in the yard as youngsters. Now they know how dangerous a place it can be, writes Denis Lehane.

As part of our series on farm safety we met up with two farmers impacted by accidents on the farm. They are thought provoking stories which every farmer should watch.

Staying safe on the farm is something you should think about every day. Here's the do's and don'ts of farm safety that should be uppermost in your mind at all times.

On this week's episode of Paramedics, an air ambulance team is dispatched to a farm in the North East where a farmer has suffered a neck injury.

Nine out of 10 farmers are unaware that healthy animals can be a source of infection to themselves and to their family.

Medics at Cork University Hospital have raised concerns about the lack of mandatory safety training for farmers.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is warning that farm workplace deaths have ’spiked’ with 21 reported so far this year.

Two deaths so far this year as inspector calls quads the second-most dangerous machine on farms

THE most dangerous occupation in Ireland is not a pilot, steel worker or industrial roofer but a farmer — yet too many doing this essential job either ignore or remain blissfully unaware of the dangers.

The May workload on farms includes a range of areas where farm safety risks can arise — stock going to grass, fertiliser and slurry spreading, silage making, and the breeding season.

Farmers are eight times more likely than those in the general labour force to die in a workplace accident, according to the Health and Safety Authority.

By Chris McCullough

The deceased was found… are the chilling words found not once but seven times in the latest press release from the Health and Safety Authority.

Galway-based farmer Peter Gohery recalled the trauma of losing his leg in a farm accident to help IFA launch Farm Safety Week, which continues until Friday.

The fourth annual Farm Safety Week starts today, with the IFA and its partners reminding people that farming kills and injures more people than any other industry in Ireland and the UK.

Stress affects many workers, in different ways but in agriculture it can manifest itself in farmers predominantly working alone, which poses a risk to their mental health, according to a pychotherapist Tom Evans.