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Michael Walsh (65) from Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny, died in a Dublin hospital following the incident on 21 April last.
The incident happened at the Kilkenny farm on 6 April as Mr Walsh and his brother reportedly tended to cows that had recently calved. Health and Safety (HSA) officers attended the scene and conducted a full investigation into the incident, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard. HSA inspector Eddie Wall told Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane that the authority’s investigation has now concluded.
“There will be no further action at this time,” Inspector Wall said.
The man’s sister, Marie O’Carroll, formally identified Mr Walsh to Garda Conor Rynne following Mr Walsh’s death at St James’s Hospital in Dublin on 21 April 2017.
A postmortem was conducted by pathologist Dr Dorinda Mullen.
The cause of death was multi-organ failure due to crush injuries, according to the autopsy.
Since all investigations into the incident have been concluded, a date was set for a full hearing into the farm tragedy. The circumstances surrounding Mr Walsh’s death will be heard at Dublin Coroner’s Court on 11 January 2018.
A total of 18 deaths have occurred on Irish farms to date this year.
The son of three-time world ploughing champion Martin Kehoe, Martin Kehoe Jr (33) became the 17th fatality following an incident on the family farm at Foulksmills, Co Wexford, earlier this week. While the 18th death occurred on a farm in Co Mayo on Thursday following an incident with a quad bike.
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