Health and safety

Home Farm: another week of enforced idleness

At least the continuous rain has let us catch up on the endless paperwork that is part and parcel of modern farming.

VIEWPOINTS 18 February 2026

Home Farm: another week of enforced idleness

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Explainer: the Mercosur trade deal on beef access

Explainer: the Mercosur trade deal on beef access

NEWS 14 January 2026

Three fatal accidents on NI farms in 2025

Three fatal accidents on NI farms in 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 January 2026

Editorial: farm deaths double in 2025

Editorial: farm deaths double in 2025

Editorial: farm deaths double in 2025

EDITORIAL 7 January 2026

HSA farm health and wellbeing inspection campaign taking place this week

HSA farm health and wellbeing inspection campaign taking place this week

HSA farm health and wellbeing inspection campaign taking place this week

NEWS 8 December 2025

ADVERTISEMENT

Employee involved in fatal incident at Tayto factory in Meath

Employee involved in fatal incident at Tayto factory in Meath

The incident involved an employee of an independent potato supplier, according to the crisp company.

NEWS 21 September 2025

Environmental and community guidelines launched for AD plants

Environmental and community guidelines launched for AD plants

The Government has launched a Biomethane Environmental Sustainability Charter with recommendations on digestate management, sustainable feedstock, plant design, and community engagement for AD plants.

NEWS 21 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 21 September 2025

HSA campaign to target deadly falls in farming

HSA campaign to target deadly falls in farming

All-island safety campaign targets deadly falls in construction and farming.

NEWS 21 September 2025

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

Peter Thomas Keaveney attended a recent Teagasc hedge cutting management event in Kildalton College, where the focus was on good management, cutting advice and machine maintenance.

NEWS 21 September 2025

Reduce the risk: key points to consider when it comes to quad safety

Reduce the risk: key points to consider when it comes to quad safety

Gary Abbott looks at the key factors to consider when it comes to the safe use of quads.

NEWS 21 September 2025

Call to cancel CAP funding on dangerous farms

Call to cancel CAP funding on dangerous farms

EU farm worker unions have also demanded a more robust inspection regime to enforce employment law and workplace directives in the agricultural sector.

NEWS 21 September 2025

SPONSORED

Amazone Avant delivers strength, speed and reliability in tough Irish conditions

Tom Garaghty works with Oliver Conroy Plant and Agri, a, Co Westmeath-based slurry, silage and tillage contractor, long-time Amazone customers who previously operated the AD-P and Centaya drills.

Amazone Avant delivers strength, speed and reliability in tough Irish conditions

LOAD MORE STORIES