Cork farmer pleads guilty to charges in relation to fatal farm accident

The charges from 2020 relate to the death of a neighbour
Cork farmer pleads guilty to charges in relation to fatal farm accident

The court was told the deceased man, Declan Flynn, and another neighbour John Kingston, were working on refurbishing the roof of an outbuilding at the farm. File picture

A Cork farmer has pleaded guilty to two charges in relation to an accident that occurred on her farm in 2020 that resulted in the death of a neighbour.

Mary O’Riordan, of Curragh, Lissarda, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 both relating to a failure to discharge a duty. 

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