# Health and Safety
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This year
2024
Health and Safety Authority
Significant increase in number of work-related deaths last year compared to 2022
43 people lost their lives in work-related incidents in 2023 compared to 28 the previous year.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 20 fatalities, with farming accounting for 16 of these fatalities.
HSA Assistant Chief Executive Mark Cullen told The Journal that fatalities in the agriculture and construction sectors remain "stubbornly high".
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Jan 5th 2024, 12:05 AM
Last year
2023
Health and Safety
New laws requiring quad bike users to wear helmets and do safety training come into effect
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10.7k
Nov 20th 2023, 8:50 AM
Clare
Two farmers fined for health and safety breaches that led to death of a man on farm
23.0k
Jul 31st 2023, 6:03 PM
All time
Health and Safety
2022 saw lowest number of work-related fatalities in 30 years
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Dec 30th 2022, 6:15 AM
Health and Safety
Workplace deaths in 2021 fell to lowest recorded level
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Oct 24th 2022, 6:00 AM
Voices
Opinion: 'I'm vision impaired, so every step I take brings a potential surprise'
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Aug 18th 2022, 4:27 PM
food closures
Rodent droppings and unregistered premises: Two food businesses ordered to shut last month
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May 10th 2021, 1:22 PM
Health and Safety
Restrictions will make Tokyo the most challenging Games ever for athletes - Olympic Federation of Ireland chief
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Apr 30th 2021, 1:38 PM
covid19
Dublin construction site closes after over 20 workers test positive for coronavirus
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Jul 20th 2020, 6:20 PM
WFH
'Harder to switch off' or 'a massive relief': Four months on, how is the daily grind going for those working from home?
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Jul 11th 2020, 9:00 AM
Coronavirus
Nine-fold increase in health and safety workplace complaints in NI since Covid-19 outbreak
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Mar 31st 2020, 2:18 PM
Health and Safety
'We're not going to f*** it up' - Wilder and Fury banned from facing off at today's weigh-in
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Feb 21st 2020, 11:19 AM
District Court
Shipping company faces charges over father-of-two's death at Dublin Port
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Jan 6th 2020, 4:07 PM
Health and Safety
Safety watchdog to carry out inspection 'blitz' on construction sites nationwide
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Oct 21st 2019, 6:05 AM
Health and Safety
Fitzgerald Stadium capacity reduced by over 6,000 for Kerry's Super 8s opener against Mayo
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Jul 9th 2019, 8:05 PM
Health and Safety
37 people were killed in work-related accidents in 2018
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Jan 8th 2019, 6:20 AM
Deli Dispute
Deli worker who told bosses they'd stocked 'cake infested with worms' loses WRC claim
46.3k
Dec 2nd 2018, 10:00 AM
Life's a pitch
Uefa raise safety concerns over Wembley pitch ahead of Spurs' next CL game
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Oct 31st 2018, 12:09 PM
WRC
Man who hit emergency stop button on machine, costing company €93,000, loses unfair dismissal case
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Oct 31st 2018, 6:00 AM
total recall
Recall: Over 2,000 drivers in Ireland warned about safety issue with their Dacia cars
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Jul 18th 2018, 12:28 PM
New Rules
Galway clean-up groups say they're concerned about 'which roads they'll be allowed to clean'
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Jun 10th 2018, 9:15 AM
Health and Safety
Man dies suddenly in workplace incident at Dublin Port
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Jun 6th 2018, 8:05 PM
brennans bakery
Bakery says it dismissed worker for making chewing gum 'stick man'
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Apr 26th 2018, 5:01 PM
Fire Safety
Firefighters vote no confidence in two senior officials in wake of Ballymun high-rise fire
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Mar 27th 2018, 10:45 PM
Overcrowding
Gardaà in Sligo are refusing to operate from their station
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Nov 20th 2017, 7:55 AM
inspection
Concerns raised after residents left for hours without breakfast at disability centre
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Nov 14th 2017, 3:48 PM
Health and Safety
Coffee shops that reward customers with reusable cups advised to refuse dirty ones
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Sep 25th 2017, 6:16 AM
Emyvale
Man (20s) dies in workplace incident on Monaghan mushroom farm
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Sep 14th 2017, 7:49 AM
Safety
Watchdog to target discount and hardware stores for banned hazardous chemicals
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Sep 11th 2017, 10:15 AM
Health and Safety
Farmers account for most work-related deaths in Ireland
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Aug 16th 2017, 8:19 AM
Killarney
Company fined €750,000 over Killarney hotel lift that fell three floors
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Jul 5th 2017, 4:47 PM
Consumer rights
Inspector says 'an awful lot' of bouncy castles haven't been safety-checked
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Jul 2nd 2017, 7:30 AM
Health and Safety
Company fined €300,000 over death of worker at Corrib gas tunnel
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Jun 14th 2017, 9:08 AM
precautions
Some simple steps can make the most dangerous job in Ireland a little safer
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May 24th 2017, 6:30 AM
TESCO STRIKE
Tesco painted over pedestrian crossing after complaints about safety during strike
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Feb 17th 2017, 1:22 PM
Tragedy
Topshop removes display barriers from Irish stores after boy (10) dies from head injuries in UK
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Feb 16th 2017, 1:52 PM
Take a Break
Gardaà will be legally entitled to rest breaks under new legislation
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Nov 30th 2016, 7:28 PM
Greyhound
Bin company may stop collecting rubbish bags in Dublin for 'health and safety reasons'
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26.5k
Nov 7th 2016, 10:05 AM
Child Detention
Staff unable to serve breakfast as normal due to Oberstown industrial action
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May 31st 2016, 12:48 PM