THE Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a week-long inspection campaign today, Monday, December 8. The campaign is aimed at improving farmers’ health and wellbeing which is a critical factor in reducing serious injuries and fatalities on farms. Farmers are at higher risk of certain health and wellness conditions due to the nature of […]
Two work-related fatalities in Donegal in 2024
TWO people died in workplace fatalities in Donegal last year, according to provisional data published by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) published yesterday. The country recorded its lowest ever rate of work-related fatalities in 2024, as data shows 33 people lost their lives in work-related incidents in 2024 – a reduction of almost a quarter on […]
Homeowner pleads with Council over turbine hell
Ms Duddy lives only 500 metres from a wind turbine at the Corkermore site, half way between Ardara and Bruckless, where a rotor blade broke off.
Gardai and the HSA investigating work place death
GARDAI have confirmed that a young man, in his late 30’s, lost his life yesterday following a workplace accident.
Elderly man killed following freak accident near Ballybofey
A MAN in his mid-seventies has been killed following a tragic accident near Ballybofey this afternoon.