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50% decline this year on 2020 farming fatalities - HSA

THERE was a 50% decline this year on the 2020 level of farming fatalities, according to the HSA who released annual statistics for 2021 this Friday. However, it is cold comfort for the families of two men who died in agri-related accidents in ...

31 Dec 2021 at 09:30

National News

Company fined after worker loses hand at concrete block plant

A company has been fined 75,000 euro for breaches of health and safety regulations after an employee’s hand was amputated while he was clearing cement from an auger, according to the State’s workplace safety watchdog. Gleeson Concrete ...

07 Jul 2023 at 16:04

Work-related deaths in Ireland almost doubled in 2023, new data reveals

National News

New data has revealed a 65% increase in work-related fatalities in Ireland in just one year. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) revealed the information in a report published today (December 5), confirming 43 workers died in 2023. ...

05 Jan 2024 at 08:00

National News

'I was injured at work, can I claim?' - Expert guide to work injury claims in Ireland

People are often apprehensive about making work injury claims because they fear losing their jobs or because they might upset an existing working relationship with their employer. It is important to know that the law protects people ...

14 Nov 2023 at 11:24

National News

HSA confirms 26 work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2022

There were 26 work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2022, the Health and Safety Authority has confirmed. Of that total, the construction and farming sectors accounted for almost three quarters. The total of 26 represents a ...

30 Dec 2022 at 00:01

National News

Police given court extension to preserve scene of Creeslough blast

Irish police have been given a further court extension to preserve the scene where 10 people died following an explosion in Cresslough, Co Donegal. A gardai spokesperson said a road closure in the village would remain in ...

27 Oct 2022 at 19:51

A'Feale

Man dies while cutting hedges in County Limerick

A number of investigations are underway after a man died while cutting hedges in County Limerick this afternoon. It is understood the man, who was working near Athea, was electrocuted when machinery he was using came ...

01 Mar 2016 at 16:46

National News

Man dies following morning workplace incident in Westmeath

A man has died following a workplace incident at a garage in Co Westmeath. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has confirmed it has launched an investigation into the incident which happened in Mullingar this ...

04 Oct 2023 at 16:07

National News

Tragedy as man (60s) dies in workplace accident on N55 road in Longford

Gardaí in Longford, alongside the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), have launched an investigation after a man in his 60s tragically lost his life on Thursday night in a workplace accident on the N55 on the ...

17 May 2024 at 09:21

Crime and Courts

Investigation into electrocution at Limerick store concludes

THE Health and Safety Authority (HSA) says there will not be any prosecution in relation to an incident at a store in Limerick city centre during which a man sustained burns after he was electrocuted. A ...

22 Jan 2018 at 06:00

Local News

Investigations continue into Limerick hedge cutting death

INVESTIGATIONS are continuing in Athea in county Limerick into the death of a man who died while cutting hedges in the area on Tuesday afternoon. It is understood the man, who was working near Clash, ...

03 Mar 2016 at 15:00

Community

Investigations underway following death of pensioner on Limerick – Tipperary border

A NUMBER of investigations are underway after a pensioner died in an accident at his home on the Limerick – Tipperary border. It is understood the man, whose aged in his early 70s, died after a 4x4 ...

06 Dec 2016 at 11:22

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