The injured party, aged in his twenties, was rushed to the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar
Search
23 Oct 2025
Search
23 Oct 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Newtowncashel's Dan O'Shea is this year’s Screwfix Trade Apprentice Champion
Longford apprentice Dan O’Shea, aged 20, has been announced as the winner of this year’s Screwfix Trade Apprentice competition.
Dan, from Newtowncashel, who is currently completing an electrical apprenticeship at GRETB, fended off the challenge of nine other trade apprentices from across the UK and Ireland to be crowned Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2025 winner at the final which was held in Google’s offices in London on Wednesday (May 7) & Thursday (May 8) of this week.
Dan wins an incredible prize bundle of tools, training and technology worth €10,000 – while also scooping €2,000 worth of Screwfix vouchers for his college.
PICTURES | Glorious sunshine and a day of top class entertainment at Longford's Daytime Barn Dance
Dan is an electrical apprentice who the judges said ticked all the boxes with his drive to diversify the industry.
A spokesperson for Screwfix said, "The trade is lucky to have Dan, and we’re looking forward to where this accolade will take them.
"Well done to Dan, and a big shout out to our nine other finalists who were whittled down from more than 2000 applicants to get to the final!"
Also read: It's electrifying: Aspiring Longford electrician battling it out for €10,000 prize in London final
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
