Farm Safety

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 4 December 2025

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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Money Mentor: can I still claim relief for safety and slurry storage?

Money Mentor: can I still claim relief for safety and slurry storage?

MONEY MENTOR 26 November 2025

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

HUSBANDRY 12 November 2025

Prevention rather than cure for storm damage

Prevention rather than cure for storm damage

Prevention rather than cure for storm damage

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 8 November 2025

Extension to deadline for claiming grant aid on PTO shaft covers

Extension to deadline for claiming grant aid on PTO shaft covers

Extension to deadline for claiming grant aid on PTO shaft covers

NEWS 6 November 2025

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Farm safety, security and wellbeing event set for Kilmallock Mart

Farm safety, security and wellbeing event set for Kilmallock Mart

The event will take place alongside a sale, with three rings in action on bank holiday Monday.

NEWS 26 September 2025

Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

A lot of winter planting has been completed, but there are plenty of pests to look out for and weeds to be controlled.

HUSBANDRY 26 September 2025

Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'

Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'

Mobile plunge sheep dipping operator Kevin Sheridan from Co Meath recalls the after effects of dipping sheep without any protective face mask, Darren Carty reports.

FARM SAFETY 26 September 2025

PTO deadline looms

PTO deadline looms

Grant aid of 60% will be provided up to a cost of €100/PTO shaft cover, with farms eligible to draw down grant aid on up to four PTO covers.

FARM SAFETY 26 September 2025

Watch: are you protecting yourself while spraying?

Watch: are you protecting yourself while spraying?

Farmers across the country generally need to spray at some stage or another, and should be trained and dressed appropriately.

NEWS 26 September 2025

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

With a 60% grant aid available for items under the TAMS Farm Safety Scheme, Martin Merrick looks at some of the key items farmers can invest in within their yard to improve farm safety.

BUILDINGS 26 September 2025

2025 Surge in farm fatalities, older farmers most vulnerable

2025 Surge in farm fatalities, older farmers most vulnerable

There have been 16 confirmed deaths on farms this year, a figure that tragically surpasses the total for all of 2024. Older farmers are particularly vulnerable.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 26 September 2025

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Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

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