A COMPANY has been fined more than £1m after two if its employees were injured at work. West Fraser (Europe) Ltd, formerly known as Norbord, manufactures wood-based products from sites across Scotland. It has been the focus of two investigations by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after separate incidents occurred at its plant in Cowie, Stirlingshire in a six-month … [Read more...] about Wood company fined more than £1m after two workers injured
Wood company fined more than £1m after two workers injured
Co. Donegal man named in tragic farming accident
A man in his 60s who passed away in a tragic workplace accident has been named locally as John Roulston. Mr Roulston suffered an accident at his family farm in Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, at 1pm on Monday afternoon. The local agricultural community have met the news with shock and dismay, with the Roulston farmstead being recognised as one of the leading dairy farms in … [Read more...] about Co. Donegal man named in tragic farming accident
Body of man found in Cork home as woman rushed to hospital
AN investigation is underway after the body of a man was discovered at a home in Co. Cork. Gardaí responded to reports of a disturbance at a home in Midleton at around 4pm yesterday afternoon (February 24). They arrived at the address to find a man, aged in his 60s, unresponsive. The body was found at a home in the Broomfield West area of Midleton in Co. Cork He was later … [Read more...] about Body of man found in Cork home as woman rushed to hospital
Man who left girlfriend’s brother with ‘catastrophic’ fatal injuries after violent attack jailed
A MAN who violently attacked his girlfriend’s brother causing fatal injuries has been jailed for more than nine years. Pearse Kavanagh, of Coldwell Terrace, Gateshead, had been socialising with his then girlfriend Sarah McQueeney and her brother Philip McQueeney at a house in South Shields on July 19, 2022. Kavanagh, who is now 47, assaulted his partner before turning on her … [Read more...] about Man who left girlfriend’s brother with ‘catastrophic’ fatal injuries after violent attack jailed
Plan for review of handling of Katie Simpson murder revealed
THE terms of reference for an independent review into the handling of the murder of Katie Simpson have been released. Ms Simpson, a 21-year-old showjumper from Tynan in Co. Armagh, died in Altnagelvin hospital in Derry in August 2020. Her death came almost a week after an incident in Gortnessy Meadows, Lettershandoney on August 3, 2020. Police originally thought she had taken … [Read more...] about Plan for review of handling of Katie Simpson murder revealed