Doyle Shipping Group pleads guilty over fatal safety breach

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Doyle Shipping Group Unlimited pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a fatal workplace safety breach, reported on 3 November 2020. The charge concerned failing to manage the dismantling of a steel hopper safely at McKearns Yard, Ocean Pier, Dublin.

The breach followed the death of experienced welder James Byrne, who was struck by a six-metre steel column on 6 June 2018. The case was adjourned to 9 December for finalisation, while the company said it had introduced further safety measures.