'You don't want a helicopter landing in your field' - Farm safety campaign launched

(Left to right) Micheal Sheridan, CEO of Irish Community Air Ambulance, and John Keane, President of Macra na Feirme. “Our message to farmers is to please think of risk as they go about their day."

The Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA) and Macra na Feirme have launched a joint safety campaign urging farmers to farm safely this summer.

ICAA CEO Michéal Sheridan said as a rule, the air ambulance and its crew are only ever called to the most serious incidents where patients have suffered significant trauma.