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Working safely to repair storm damage
Kieran Mailey
Where farmers are carrying out repairs after storm Éowyn, do not take risks that can compromise your safety.
27 January 2025 News
Why do wind turbines shut off during storms?
Wind turbines are inherently designed to capture wind, but must be shut down to protect themselves if wind speeds become excessively high.
24 January 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.
ICMSA urges farmers to ‘hunker down’ and wait out storm Éowyn
The ICMSA president appealed to farmers to look after themselves, their families and stock and to wait until the storm is over before turning their attention to property or buildings.
23 January 2025 News
Farmers must be health and safety officers for their enterprises - Teagasc
Dr John McNamara from Teagasc and Finola Colgan from Mental Health Ireland were speaking about farmer wellbeing on the latest episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing podcast.
22 January 2025 News
Slurry agitation and management warning issued
The warning for contractors and their farmer clients comes as the 2025 spreading season begins and the FCI has issued a seven-point summary guide to ensure safety during slurry agitation.
21 January 2025 News
Increasing tractor driver age limit ‘not the right approach’
Some 3,653 licences were issued to drivers under the age of 20 last year.
15 January 2025 News
Independent TD calls for legislation review for trespass on farmland
Offaly deputy Carol Nolan said she is engaging with the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Advisor within the Oireachtas as part of her intention to initiate the review.
13 January 2025 News
Farmer Writes: Not everything puts on weight over Christmas
Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye and all of a sudden there’s no one there to do the work or feed the stock. People can be left in an awful situation overnight, James Strain writes.
13 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Foot-and-mouth: Dutch minister bans veal calf movements
The move comes following the discovery of livestock links between the Netherlands and the German area where water buffalo tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease on Friday.
12 January 2025 News
Almost 3,800 tractor licences issued in 2024
Some 3,653 licences were issued to drivers under the age of 20 last year.
11 January 2025 News
Five tips for early season slurry spreading
As the window for slurry applications opens in mid-Janaury in designated regions of the country, outlined are some tips to spreading in early spring.
11 January 2025 Management