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Safety with chemicals has to be top of the list
Siobhán Walsh
Teagasc Health and Safety specialist Francis Bligh outlines essential safety measures to follow when working with chemicals.
9 April 2025 Health
Donate your ‘liquid gold’ to save lives
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is appealing for more platelet donors to come forward, writes Margaret Hawkins.
6 April 2025 News
Heydon wants farmer mental health to be addressed at ‘every engagement’
Martin Heydon was responding to a question from Fianna Fáil TD Aindrias Moynihan in relation to available supports and programmes for farmers around mental health and well-being.
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How the technological landscape of diabetes is changing and improving health outcomes, writes Rosalind Skillen.
19 March 2025 Health
Man in his 60s dies in Donegal farm incident
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) was notified and attended the scene.
25 February 2025 News
Man in his 60s dies in Kerry farm incident
The farm incident occurred late Friday in north Co Kerry and the HSA are now investigating the death.
15 February 2025 News
Storm damage puts pressure on farmers during calving
It comes from a Farm Relief Services (FRS) Co-op operators report which showed that over 90% of spring-calving herds in Ireland have begun calving.
12 February 2025 News
Payment penalties for farm health and safety breaches 'unfair' - ICMSA
Farmers could be penalised twice for farm safety or employment breaches, the ICMSA said.
11 February 2025 News
2025 BISS open with new conditions in works for peaty soils
There are updated terms and conditions for 2025 BISS applications, but the affected farmers have yet to be informed if their lands are subject to the new drainage rules.
11 February 2025 News
Man dies in Leitrim farm incident
HSA and Garda investigations are under way into a suspected farm fatality in Co Leitrim.
6 February 2025 News
Leave immediate clean-up to emergency services – HSA
The authority has urged farmers to leave immediate clean-up operations to the emergency services and professional operators who have the necessary competence to undertake the work safely.
24 January 2025 News
Storm Éowyn: over 715,000 homes, farms and businesses without power
Almost three quarter of a million without power as storm Éowyn sweeps across the country.
24 January 2025 News