Motorists are being advised the road remains closed to facilitate a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators
Search
02 Mar 2026
Search
02 Mar 2026
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!
The First Minister has highlighted how apprenticeships can help secure “positive futures” for young people as Scottish Apprenticeship Week begins.
John Swinney said apprenticeships are “transforming lives” and can help young people reach their potential and offer a route out of poverty.
The Scottish Government said it is investing around £198 million this year to support apprenticeships.
The funding is supporting around 25,500 new modern apprenticeships in 2025-26 and more than 39,000 students currently in training.
The funding also supports 5,000 new foundation apprenticeships and more than 1,200 new graduate apprenticeships.
Mr Swinney said: “Young people are our greatest asset and we are firmly focused on equipping them with skills for the industries of the future.
“Scottish Apprenticeship Week is a great opportunity to recognise and celebrate how apprenticeships are transforming lives across the country.
“Apprenticeships play an important role in securing positive futures for more of our school-leavers.
“With the wide range of good jobs and careers available, most young people will be able to find something that appeals to them.
“The high-quality, rewarding jobs and careers that apprenticeships offer can support young people to reach their potential and offer a route out of poverty.
“This in turn helps to lay the groundwork to give the next generation a decent start in life and reduce child poverty, which is my government’s highest priority.
“Investing in jobs and training for the future will also help create a workforce that has the skills needed to boost the public sector and businesses alike, benefitting Scotland’s economy now and for the future.
“That includes nurturing the skills required for the transition to net zero and other emerging industries.”
He said the Scottish Government will continue to work closely with industries and employers across the country to “maximise the potential of apprentices”, and ensure skills are being developed in the best way to help local and national economies to thrive.
Scottish Apprenticeship Week runs from March 2-6.
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.
