A verdict of accidental death was recorded after a 51-year-old fisherman on board a vessel in West Cork lost his life following an accident involving a trawler door.

The car jack was gradually losing height over a period of time due to a small oil leak within the mechanism. Frank Smith was crushed underneath.

A farmer who suffered crush injuries after he was attacked by a cow on a farm died of multi-organ failure, an inquest heard.

The South Midland Construction Company Ltd has been fined €100,000 for breach of health and safety regulations which led to the death of an employee in Blanchardstown in November 2001.

A FATHER whose six-year-old son died in a fall on a building site welcomed a District Court judge's decision to move the case to a higher court because the maximum fine he could impose on the builders was only €1,900.