Cork farmer pleads guilty to charges in relation to fatal farm accident

The charges from 2020 relate to the death of a neighbour

The court was told the deceased man, Declan Flynn, and another neighbour John Kingston, were working on refurbishing the roof of an outbuilding at the farm. File picture

A Cork farmer has pleaded guilty to two charges in relation to an accident that occurred on her farm in 2020 that resulted in the death of a neighbour.

Mary O’Riordan, of Curragh, Lissarda, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 both relating to a failure to discharge a duty.