Farm safety

Editorial: attitude to risk must change if progress is to be made on farm safety

If you don’t fill a tractor with diesel it will stop, and the human body is very similar.

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

Editorial: attitude to risk must change if progress is to be made on farm safety

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Safety must be the first priority at harvest time

Safety must be the first priority at harvest time

NEWS 22 July 2026

Farming accounts for 40% of workplace fatalities, ministers warn

Farming accounts for 40% of workplace fatalities, ministers warn

NEWS 22 July 2026

Peter 'Chap' Cleere: 'I'll only be a minute' is a phrase every farmer knows

Peter 'Chap' Cleere: 'I'll only be a minute' is a phrase every farmer knows

Peter 'Chap' Cleere: 'I'll only be a minute' is a phrase every farmer knows

OPINION 22 July 2026

300 free places available in farm safety training programme

300 free places available in farm safety training programme

300 free places available in farm safety training programme

NEWS 22 July 2026

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Teagasc to host major EU conference on farm safety

Teagasc to host major EU conference on farm safety

Farmers, researchers and policymakers will gather in Dublin this November to discuss farm safety, wellbeing and how to make farming a more attractive career.

NEWS 11 July 2026

Safety must be first priority at harvest time

Safety must be first priority at harvest time

Safety has to be first and foremost in people’s minds at harvest time. It’s busy, but being organised can be a big benefit.

NEWS 11 July 2026

Farm Safety Week 2026 begins

Farm Safety Week 2026 begins

The National Farm Safety Measure has been reintroduced in 2026 to incentivise the purchase and use of PTO shaft covers, in an effort to protect farmers and machinery operators from injuries.

NEWS 11 July 2026

Lorry load of straw lost in Leitrim fire

Lorry load of straw lost in Leitrim fire

Lorry driver Paddy O’Rourke highlighted the significantly increased risk of fire due to the current hot dry spell.

NEWS 11 July 2026

Farmers and pet owners urged to protect animals during hot spell

Farmers and pet owners urged to protect animals during hot spell

The Department has laid out a number of step that farmers and horse and pet owners can take to protect their animals during the current hot weather.

NEWS 11 July 2026

Five key areas of vital importance for farm safety

Five key areas of vital importance for farm safety

Martin Merrick looks at some of the tasks and areas most associated with injuries and deaths on Irish farms, and how best we can reduce risks before they arise.

FARM SAFETY 11 July 2026

Safety when replacing concrete slats

Safety when replacing concrete slats

The replacement of concrete slats will be grant aided through TAMS III at a grant rate of 60%.

FARM SAFETY 11 July 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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