ESB pleads guilty over fatal shock incident

The ESB has pleaded guilty to failing in its duty to ensure the safety of an apprentice electrician who died carrying out work at a substation in Dublin.

The company is accused of breaking the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, which can result in a maximum €3m fine.

Shane Conlon, aged 22, from Santry, Dublin, was electrocuted while carrying out maintenance work at a substation in Finglas on January 15 last year.