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Press Releases 2025
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24Mar
Fines totalling €450,000 handed down following fatal injury to worker in Dublin Ferryport
Today, Monday 24th March, in the Central Criminal Court, Judge Martin Nolan fined Kalmar Solutions AB, previously known as Cargotec Sweden AB, and Scruttons (NI) Limited, fines totalling €450,000.
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05Mar
John Fletcher Limited fined €400,000 following death of employee in workplace incident
Today, Wednesday 5th March 2025, at the Central Criminal Court, Judge Martin Nolan imposed a fine of €400,000 on John Fletcher Limited arising from a fatal workplace incident.
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28Jan
Marine Terminals Limited fined €15,000 following a fatal incident at Dublin port
On Monday 27th January 2025, at the Central Criminal Court, Judge Martin Nolan imposed a fine of €15,000 on Marine Terminals Limited following a fatal work-related incident which occurred at Southbank Quay, Pigeon House Road, Ringsend in Dublin 4 on the 14th of November 2018.
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24Jan
Health and Safety Authority urges a safety first approach during storm clean-up
As Storm Éowyn passes through the country and clean-up operations get underway, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is urging that the immediate clean-up operation be left with the emergency services and professional operators who have the necessary competence to undertake the work safely.
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23Jan
HSA to launch inspection campaign focusing on the safe handling of livestock ahead of busy calving season
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week farm safety inspection campaign on Monday 27th January with a focus on the safe management of livestock during calving season when the risk of injury to farmers increases significantly.
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08Jan
Work-related fatalities rate in Ireland reaches record low in 2024
Ireland recorded its lowest ever rate of work-related fatalities in 2024 according to provisional data published by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) today, Wednesday 8th January.