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14 people having lost their lives so far this year compared to 19 for all of last year.
Gardaí say that the tragic accident took place yesterday afternoon.
Kerrie Leonard was left paralysed after an accident on her family’s farm.
Two-third of injuries caused by animals to farmers were caused by cows.
Sometimes it’s even a matter of just getting someone to help.
Two to three children die a year in farm-based accidents.
The Health and Safety Authority and the gardaí are investigating his death.
Donal English-Hayden died in an accident in Rathoe on Wednesday.
Two boys were taken to hospital in a serious condition and one has since passed.
The Ulster preliminary round tie takes place between Donegal and Tyrone in Ballybofey.
A group representing farmers said that farm deaths cannot be compared to other sectors.
30 people died on Irish farms last year — the worst figure in a quarter of a century.
The HSA is warning about a worrying rise in farming accidents.
Here’s what happened to the Higgins family when they lost their “adorable, beautiful” son James.
Another woman was injured in the incident.
More people have died on Irish farms this year than over the entire of 2013.
ICSA says farmers are increasingly taking on childcare responsibilities during the busiest farming months of the year.
The call comes after 14 lives have been lost so far this year.
Just one breath of ‘rotten egg’ hydrogen sulphide can kill.
The boy’s father is said to be fighting for his life in a Belfast hospital.
Gardaí say there are no suspicious circumstances in the man’s death.
Although the number of deaths has reduced, there is still much work to do to make Irish farms safer for young people.
The man in his 50s was working with bales of hay when he became trapped under farm machinery.
Last year, 21 people died in farm related incidents, mainly injured by equipment and livestock.
The IFA President has urged farm families to work safely in 2013.
The latest research shows that farm family members suffered almost 90 per cent of farm injuries reported, while livestock-related injuries accounted for 33 per cent of all injuries.
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