WHEN Lynn Hannegan and her fellow crew members aboard Pi Squared arrived for Cork Week yesterday, they came prepared to face the worst elements of Irish weather — not the 27°C heat that bathed Crosshaven in sunshine yesterday.

INTRODUCING safety and health education into schools could make the single biggest difference to keeping the next generation safe at work, according to Minister for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen, who addressed the awards ceremony of a pilot safety programme in schools run by the Health and Safety Authority.

SLIGO: THE fact that 80% of those who have died in farm accidents this year are over the age of 65 was described yesterday as deeply worrying.

The vast majority of smokers believe the smoking ban was a good idea, a survey showed today.

The Minister for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen today announced the appointment of a new board of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).