Cork County Council pleads guilty over accident

Cork County Council yesterday pleaded guilty to a single charge in a health and safety prosecution case, arising out of the death of an employee during tree-felling work more than three years ago.

Michael O’Donovan, 44, a father of three from Aghabullogue, Co Cork, and an employee of the council, was killed while working at a site off Carr’s Hill in November 2012.

There were three health and safety charges against Cork County Council on the indictment, and a guilty plea was entered in respect of the first charge.