Farmers urged to take care after death over weekend

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has issued a further warning to farmers to be safety-conscious when using tractors and other machinery.

There were 30 fatalities in farming and tractor-related accidents in 2014, and eight so far this year, the latest involving a 57-year-old man in Kerry at the weekend.

It is understood that Sean O’Sullivan, a father of two sons, from Dromid, was standing on the hitch of a trailer bringing turf from the bog when the accident happened at Gortatlea, Mastergeehy, near Waterville, on Saturday evening.