The number of workplace fatalities in the Republic increased by 60 per cent during 2025, according to newly released figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). It brings total workplace fatalities countrywide to more than 500 since 2015. Aside from the growth in numbers in agriculture, the number of fatalities recorded in construction doubled, from five to 10, and those in manufacturing went from zero to five. Nine deaths involved falls from heights and another three involved other falls. There were six fatalities reported in Dublin, the same number as in Cork and also in Donegal.

Source: The Irish Times January 05, 2026 06:13 UTC