Son’s death leads dad to campaign for farm safety
Life changed completely for Padraig Higgins, his wife Joan, and his family in January 2008 when their youngest son, James, then aged six, died on the family farm in Shannonbridge, Co Offaly. James, a bubbly blond charmer, fell into and drowned in a soak-pit near the family home – he was on his way to his grandparents’ house 70 metres […]