THE deaths of 17 people on Irish farms this year was described as a matter of serious concern by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

SAFETY on farms will have to be a priority, according to Jobs Minister Richard Bruton.

FARMERS have responded favourably to IFA Think Safety — Farm Safely stickers, intended for use on all farm machinery.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese believes farmers can achieve world-class levels of farm safety to match their world-leading performance in food production.

LEADERS in the farming, industry and health sectors all plan to host safety awareness events in a bid to curb soaring on-farm accident mortality figures.

A PLEDGE to intensify its efforts to promote safety on farms has been given by the Irish Farmers’ Association to Labour Affairs Minister Dara Calleary.

I AM dismayed by your inaccurate and unfair editorial headlined ‘Farm pension U-turn. Decision is wrong and inequitable’ (April 9).

ANGRY women from all over the country protested at the Department of Social and Family Affairs in Dublin yesterday over the axing of their contributory state pension.

FARMERS’ wives shocked by a decision by the Department of Social and Family Affairs to take back their pensions have appealed the move to the Pensions Ombudsman.

A DUBLIN mother-of-eight and her pregnant daughter are still full of Christmas cheer as they enter the fifth day of a frosty 10-day vigil in search of the ultimate holiday bargain.