Wife of young farmer killed in accident tells her tragic story

The founder of Embrace FARM has urged all working in agriculture to redouble their efforts on safety this year to avoid a repeat of the horrific spate of deaths in 2014 as the latest video in organisation’s ‘What’s Left Behind’ campaign was launched.
Speaking following a Late Late Show feature on farm safety, Brian Rohan said that the very fact that the country’s number one TV show has focussed on the issue shows just how grave things have become on Irish farms.
Mr Rohan was joined on the show by Diane Banville, whose husband Kevin died on the family farm in New Bawn, New Ross on March 17th last year. Diane, whose story features in the latest ‘What’s Left Behind’ video, had only given birth to the couple’s second child just one month before a silage bale fell on Kevin and took his life on St. Patrick’s Day.
One month later she was back at the same parish Church in New Bawn to christen the couple’s new born baby on their first wedding anniversary but also the same weekend that Kevin’s Months Mind Mass was held.
Said Brian Rohan, “Last year was an horrific year but rather than close the door on it, we need to look long and hard at what happened, take the lessons and put whatever is required in place to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
“The very fact that the Late Late Show featured farm safety shows just how bad the year has been. It’s great that we have managed to have the light shed on this but the focus now has to be on making sure there is no need for this level of attention in the future.
“As an organisation we are indebted to Diane for setting aside her grief and putting herself forward for our latest video. Her heartache is unimaginable and she is such a tragic case of what’s left behind.
“Despite her loss she has somehow summoned up the strength to use her story in the hope that others might avoid what she is going through. That’s an enormous gesture from her and, indeed, the others who have participated in this campaign.”
Diane’s story can be viewed the latest ‘What’s Left Behind’ video on www.facebook.com/embracefarmaccidents

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