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Ireland : ‘Farmers need more help with difficult jobs to reduce farm accidents’

Farmers seeking more help for difficult jobs on the land may be key to reducing the numbers of accidents and deaths in the country’s most dangerous workplaces, experts have warned. The often solitary profession has seen 138 people killed in farm accidents over the past seven years – this makes farming the most lethal job…

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Fire destroys more than a third of Galway forest

Calmer wind conditions in Co Galway have assisted efforts to bring under control a major fire which has already destroyed more than a third of Ireland’s largest forest. Air Corps and Coillte helicopters are continuing to douse the affected areas in the Cloosh Valley with thousands of litres of water. However, the State forestry agency…

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Man dies in Co Wexford after aerosol can explosion

Father-of-three ‘received horrific head injuries’ after explosion at his garage A father of three from Co Wexford has died following an explosion in his workplace. Aidan Cummins, who was aged 53 and from Bannow, was carrying out work in his garage early on Saturday morning when an aerosol can exploded leading to his death. Investigating…

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