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# Health and Safety

'Pure luck no one was killed': Drivers concerned about safety after wheel falls off Dublin bus

Dublin Bus has said maintenance controllers regularly carry out checks on buses.

20.6k

Nov 13th 2015, 6:01 AM

# Health and Safety

Suspected rat sighting forces plane to turn around

The Air India flight to Milan was forced to return to New Delhi.

23.4k

Aug 1st 2015, 8:50 AM

# Grand Canal Dock

You're literally risking life and limb if you do this

Young people have been seen jumping from four storeys up in Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock.

46.4k

Jul 3rd 2015, 4:21 PM

# Rat Trap

Cork gardaí working in stations infested with rats

The Justice Minister was recently asked about the health and safety issues at Glanmire and Macroom stations.

16.7k

May 27th 2015, 6:05 AM

# Health and Safety

You're LESS likely to get injured in work now the Celtic Tiger is over

And less likely during the recession.

6.0k

May 14th 2015, 3:42 PM

# Mourneabbey

Man (40) killed in farming accident in Cork

The accident happened at 7.20pm last night.

29.1k

Jan 1st 2015, 3:15 PM

# bellharbour

"We won't be moving," say residents told to leave their homes a week before Christmas

Their landlord has gone into receivership and the receiver says there are health and safety concerns.

35.0k

Dec 20th 2014, 7:50 PM

# james higgins

Heart-breaking new video shows the devastating effect of farm deaths

Here’s what happened to the Higgins family when they lost their “adorable, beautiful” son James.

10.5k

Dec 4th 2014, 7:30 AM

# New Rules

Children under 7 to be banned from tractors

Under new rules. farmers will be able to be prosecuted for a number of offences.

16.8k

Nov 13th 2014, 8:59 PM

# Dollymount Beach

Kite surfer forced to swim long distance back to shore after equipment failure

Howth Coast Guard received a 999 call at 6pm yesterday.

17.5k

Oct 26th 2014, 10:00 AM

# blu bar

Community service for bar director after employee crushed in lift shaft

A director and a shareholder of the company were sentenced in court today over the incident

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Oct 22nd 2014, 2:22 PM

# Health and Safety

Páirc Uí Chaoimh capacity boosted ahead of Munster hurling final

36,646 people will be hosted at the Cork ground for the Rebels’ clash with Limerick.

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Jul 10th 2014, 11:59 AM

# Guidelines

Tattoo and piercing industry regulation under review - because there's none right now

Businesses must adhere to health and safety rules, but there is nothing specifically tailored for the industry.

10.0k

Jun 15th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Off Track

Whatever became of the UCD athletic track?

Following the closure of one of the college’s most famous landmarks in November 2011, promises to replace it have continually gone unanswered since.

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Jun 10th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Safety First

England's World Cup hotel fined for 'not providing condoms to guests'

Rio de Janeiro’s Royal Tulip has incurred the wrath of the Brazilian consumer protection agency.

7.4k

May 27th 2014, 2:16 PM

# Wicklow

No blame attached as verdict delivered in Bray fire death inquest

Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy died when called to a factory fire in 2007.

12.4k

May 9th 2014, 10:44 PM

# Safety

'Shocking number' of bookies robberies sparks concern for lone workers

There have been 569 robberies in betting shops across the country in the last three years.

12.3k

Apr 28th 2014, 7:15 AM

# caught rapid

Pizza Hut ‘embarrassed’ after district manager caught urinating in sink

Em, this base is a tad soggy.

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Feb 20th 2014, 6:00 PM

# accidents

46 people killed in workplace accidents last year

The HSA said it was particularly concerned about the deaths of four children on farms in 2013.

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Jan 6th 2014, 2:05 PM

# flamin nora

Pigeons and toilets rolls among weirdest causes of fires in 2013

London Fire Brigade has revealed the reasons behind some bizarre call outs.

12.8k

Dec 27th 2013, 6:00 PM

# merry xmas everybody

Man ejected from Slade gig after his dancing was deemed a 'safety risk'

Daz Bishop says this is the first time he’s been kicked out of a gig for Dancing.

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Dec 23rd 2013, 2:47 PM

# Loughlinstown Hospital

Extra ambulance and staff added to Newcastle Hospital after closure of St Columcille’s A&E

Newcastle Hospital in Wicklow has had extra staff and an ambulance added following the closure of the emergency unit in Loughlinstown.

6.6k

Nov 16th 2013, 6:45 AM

# patient safety

Transparency in medical negligence cases could save the health system millions

Yesterday’s conference on medical negligence was told the health service could save millions if the traditional deny and defend policy was replaced.

4.9k

Nov 5th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Health and Safety

HSA warn against workplace accidents due to 48 people dying last year

The Health and Safety Authority said so far this year 38 people have lost their lives in accidents at work.

6.9k

Nov 3rd 2013, 7:30 AM

# Factory Workers

Many Bangladesh factory collapse victims still waiting on compensation

To date only one company, Primark, has provided financial support to survivors and has called on other brands to follow suit

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Oct 24th 2013, 10:08 AM

# sponsored by HSA

How much could an accident in the workplace cost you?

And more importantly – how can they be prevented?

10.4k

Oct 18th 2013, 10:25 AM

# danger

How often do radioactive materials go missing in Ireland?

The Radiological Protection Institute tells us more about the stolen lightning preventers, what they are and when the last time radioactive materials were stolen.

6.6k

Oct 13th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Courts

Court defers sentencing Wicklow County Council over firemen deaths

Wicklow County Council pleaded guilty to three criminal charges related to the deaths of two firemen in Bray in 2007.

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Jul 31st 2013, 2:14 PM

# Court

Company fined for breaching health and safety laws after tragic incident

The case arose after an accident in which a bus carrying students flipped onto its roof, resulting in the death of a teenager.

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Jul 29th 2013, 12:44 PM

# Bray

Wicklow council pleads guilty to charges over firefighter deaths

The council was on trial for the deaths of two firefighters in a blaze that broke out in a disused building in Bray six years ago.

6.0k

Jun 20th 2013, 12:48 PM

# Bangladesh

'Extremely' poor quality materials caused Bangladesh factory collapse

A government report found that two floors had been added illegally and the ground it was built on had been a body of water, filled with rubbish.

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May 23rd 2013, 8:38 AM

# Safety First

Man sticks finger into table saw to prove his invention works

Can you handle watching what happened next? Okay then…

27.6k

May 18th 2013, 8:45 AM

Voices

Column: I'd give my heart and soul to never have heard the words 'Priory Hall'

The residents evacuated from Priory Hall are the only people who have paid in any way for the problems uncovered in the buidling, writes Alison Doyle.

May 11th 2013, 1:30 PM

# RISKY BUSINESS

Farmers' health and safety group "could save lives"

When a group of farmers realised that health and safety was a big issue on their farms, they took things into their own hands – and won an award for their work.

4.0k

May 6th 2013, 8:30 AM

# agri accidents

"One moment off-balance and my leg was gone"

Farmers involved in agricultural accidents tell their stories to warn others of work hazards.

19.0k

Apr 28th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Bangladesh

Sean 'Diddy' Combs urged to act after Bangladesh factory fire

Activists want the rapper to campaign for safer conditions at clothing factories in Bangladesh, one of which burned down at the weekend killing 110 staff.

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Nov 27th 2012, 10:22 AM