Since the start of 2007, there have been 22 work-related fatalities where the victim drowned according to Irish Water Safety.
The Breakdown by sector (excluding those under current investigation):
2 in Agriculture
17 in Fishing
1 in Quarrying
1 in Construction
1 in Freight transportation over water
Afloat.ie is Ireland's dedicated marine journalism team.
Have you got a story for our reporters? Email us here.
More people are reading Afloat.ie than ever thanks to the power of the internet but we're in stormy seas because advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. Unlike many news sites, we haven’t put up a paywall because we want to keep our marine journalism open.
Afloat.ie is Ireland's only full–time marine journalism team and it takes time, money and hard work to produce our content.
So you can see why we need to ask for your help.
If everyone chipped in, we can enhance our coverage and our future would be more secure. You can help us through a small donation. Thank you.
Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
