Climate change: Farmers told not to get side-tracked by efforts to reduce cattle numbers
Reacting to the ‘Ag Climatise – A Roadmap towards Climate Neutrality’ report published by the Department of Agriculture today, IFA President Tim Cullinan said that farmers are committed to reducing emissions. The Tipperary-based agriculture official says emissions from agriculture were down by 3.9% and more can be achieved by adopting…
Election candidates reminded to be mindful of posters
An appeal is being made to workers for election candidates to be mindful of road safety when putting up posters. A particular concern is visibility being blocked or hindered by posters. It follows a warning last week from Electric Ireland about attaching posters to electricity poles. Brian O Donnell, road…
Efforts to resolve issues in Ballisodare of parking and pedestrian safety
Efforts are underway to try to resolve a number of issues in the County Sligo village of Ballisodare in relation to parking and pedestrian safety. Ballisodare is one of the fastest-growing villages in the county, mainly due to the number of people who are moving to live there and its…
Farm Safety Week: Older farmers urged to look at how they work
Farm Safety Week is continuing . . . and the message today is for older farmers to think more about the ways they can improve their health and safety. Accidents involving farmers over 55 years of age account for 55% of farm deaths. 35% of fatal accidents on farms involve…
Aurivo imposes new safety regulations at marts
Three of the Aurivo marts that closed last week pending a safety review have reopened. Aurivo has confirmed that its Balla, Ballinrobe and Ballymote marts are reopening for business this week while Mohill in county Leitrim will reopen tomorrow week (Wednesday, April 25). An incident in Mohill’s Saturday morning mart…
Gardaí say injuries happen every year due to fireworks
With Halloween just around the corner, Gardaí say that injuries happen every year due to fireworks. Fireworks are a hot issue each year with some instances of injury and damage to property including this month where a firework was thrown at a young child in Sligo Town. Purchasing and owning…
Farmers urged to remember safety in the fine weather
The Health and Safety Authority is urging the farming community to manage their safety in this fine weather. The HSA has launched a month-long campaign focussing on livestock safety due to the amount of calving going on this month and farmers are also spreading slurry. There have already been four…