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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 12 July 2026

Five key areas of vital importance for farm safety

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PTO replacement cover grants still open for applications

PTO replacement cover grants still open for applications

FARM SAFETY 8 July 2026

Grant scheme for PTO covers re-opens

Grant scheme for PTO covers re-opens

NEWS 27 May 2026

Farmer Writes: as a tractor, I would be an ageing Fendt

Farmer Writes: as a tractor, I would be an ageing Fendt

Farmer Writes: as a tractor, I would be an ageing Fendt

FARMER WRITES 14 January 2026

Made in Ireland: Offaly firm driving innovation

Made in Ireland: Offaly firm driving innovation

Made in Ireland: Offaly firm driving innovation

FARM MACHINERY 7 January 2026

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Lindner shows largest Lintrac tractor

Lindner shows largest Lintrac tractor

Austrian tractor manufacturer Lindner unveiled its largest tractor built to date at Agritechnica last week, the 175hp Lintrac 160.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Extension to deadline for claiming grant aid on PTO shaft covers

Extension to deadline for claiming grant aid on PTO shaft covers

The grants cover 60% of the cost of PTO shaft covers up to €100 and can be claimed on up to four units per farmer.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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 1 January 1970

60% grant aid for PTO shaft covers

60% grant aid for PTO shaft covers

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

SCHEMES 1 January 1970

PTO shaft cover grant aid reopened for 2025

PTO shaft cover grant aid reopened for 2025

Minister of State with special responsibility Farm Safety Michael Healy-Rae TD made the announcement, during Farm Safety Week, with the measure being funded from the National Exchequer.

FARM SAFETY 1 January 1970

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Operating as a fully standalone commercial entity, Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm (Ballyvadin Beef Farm Ltd) offers farmers real-world data.

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