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Rise in workplace deaths in 2023 as Tipperary features on the list of 43 fatalities

New figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show that 43 people lost their lives in work-related incidents in 2023, which shows an increase in comparison with a figure of 28 deaths in 2022. Tipperary features on the list with just one ...

05 Jan 2024 at 17:00

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Latest HSA workplace fatality figures serve as reminder of farming dangers

IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Chair, Alice Doyle said today’s report from the Health and Safety Authority on workplace fatalities is a reminder of the dangers of working on farms. Farming has the highest number of work-related fatalities ...

06 Jul 2023 at 10:45

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Dramatic drop in Tipperary Farm Inspections

There has been a dramatic drop in farm inspections in Tipperary in the last four years. There were just 11 in the county up to July 20 this year – compared to 108 in 2013. Figures were released in the Dáil this week when Minister for Jobs, ...

21 Sept 2017 at 15:50

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Arrabawn Co-op faces trial over alleged breaches of safety conditions

Arrabawn Co-op, Stafford Street, Nenagh, has been sent forward for trial at Nenagh Circuit Court on five charges brought by the Health and Safety Authority. The book of evidence was served on director Billy Walsh, acting on behalf of the ...

25 Jul 2019 at 15:30

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Man dies in Tipperary farm accident

A man has died following a Tipperary farm accident this morning. It is understood that the man died while using a digger on a farm. It is believed that he was struck by a falling tree while working on the pig farm in north Tipperary. ...

27 Sept 2018 at 13:17

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Man dies following morning workplace incident in Westmeath

A man has died following a workplace incident at a garage in Co Westmeath. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has confirmed it has launched an investigation into the incident which happened in Mullingar this morning. The man, ...

04 Oct 2023 at 16:07

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'Well-intentioned' members of the public urged not to use chainsaws in Storm Éowyn aftermath

As Storm Éowyn passes through the country and clean-up operations get underway, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is urging members of the public to leave the immediate clean-up operation to the emergency services and ...

24 Jan 2025 at 12:35

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'I was injured at work, can I claim?' - Expert guide to work injury claims in Ireland

People are often apprehensive about making work injury claims because they fear losing their jobs or because they might upset an existing working relationship with their employer. It is important to know that the law ...

14 Nov 2023 at 11:24

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Man arrested by gardai investigating Creeslough explosion

Gardai investigating an explosion at a service station in Co Donegal in which 10 people died have arrested a man in his 60s. Four men, three women and three young people, their ages ranging from five to 59, died in ...

23 May 2025 at 12:50

Work-related deaths in Ireland almost doubled in 2023, new data reveals

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New data has revealed a 65% increase in work-related fatalities in Ireland in just one year. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) revealed the information in a report published today (December 5), confirming 43 ...

05 Jan 2024 at 08:00

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HSA confirms 26 work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2022

There were 26 work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2022, the Health and Safety Authority has confirmed. Of that total, the construction and farming sectors accounted for almost three quarters. The total of 26 ...

30 Dec 2022 at 00:01

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Company fined after worker loses hand at concrete block plant

A company has been fined 75,000 euro for breaches of health and safety regulations after an employee’s hand was amputated while he was clearing cement from an auger, according to the State’s workplace safety ...

07 Jul 2023 at 16:04

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