Safety campaign named in memory of Mayo man
Galway City Council is proud to support, and participate, in the national ‘Live for Lorcan’ campaign, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to the safety and wellbeing of its staff and the wider public.
The Live for Lorcan initiative takes a deeply personal approach to safety, inspired by the tragic loss of Lorcan Deasy in a workplace accident in 2018. The late Lorcan Deasy was from Mayo.
The Live for Lorcan campaign was established by Lorcan’s mother Marian Deasy with Electric Skyline, and is supported by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), and the Minister of State for Small Business, Retail and Employment, Alan Dillon TD.
Through training, briefings and communications, the campaign carries a powerful message centred on personal responsibility, shared accountability, and the importance of making safe choices every day. It highlights that workplace safety is not just about procedures and compliance, but about people, their families, and the importance of returning home safely at the end of each day.
As part of its involvement, Galway City Council’s hosted a ‘Live for Lorcan’ High Impact Safety Seminar on June 25, with Marian Deasy giving the keynote speech to operations staff. The High Impact Staff Safety Seminar is one of the stated objectives in Galway City Council’s Annual Health and Safety Programme 2026, supporting its commitment to achieving ISO45001 accreditation by strengthening safety awareness, promoting behavioural safety and a positive safety culture and reinforcing the importance of every employee returning home safely each day.
Mayor of the City of Galway, Councillor Helen Ogbu, emphasised the significance of the initiative: “This is an important campaign to remind crews at work to take the extra step to take care of themselves and each other. The work our teams carry out every day across the city is essential, but it can also involve risk, and it is vital that safety remains at the forefront of everything we do. Every crew member is a valued colleague, friend and family member, and we all want them to come home safely. “Initiatives like Live for Lorcan help keep that human focus at the centre of our decision-making and reinforce the responsibility we all share in creating a safer workplace.”