A YOUNG woman hit a man in the head with a hurley so hard that he developed a clot and was left fighting for his life.

PRESSURE was last night mounting on the management of a Donegal school to explain why they continued to use paedophile Michael Ferry as a caretaker after he was convicted of sexual assault.

A DONEGAL caretaker who kept his job at a school despite a conviction for sexually assaulting a pupil has been sentenced to 18 years for the rape and sexual assault of four more boys.

An elderly man whose car crossed on to the wrong side of the road and in collision with another vehicle, resulting in the death of his wife and a child suffering severe spinal injuries, has claimed he is not liable for the accident because a medical ailment caused him to lose control of his car.

Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire at a mobile home in Donegal which claimed the life of a man early this morning.

A clean-up operation is getting underway in Donegal this morning following flash floods yesterday afternoon that led to a number of people being rescued from their homes by the emergency services.

Three men have been arrested in Donegal in connection with a series of armed raids in the county in recent weeks.

A CHEF whose ear was bitten off during a late-night attack in a Donegal chipper said yesterday his attacker is likely to be out of prison after a year.

Gardaí have released the names of a mother and daughter killed in Co Donegal.

Gardaí in Donegal are investigating a fatal road accident.

Electricity supply in the northwest is expected to be reconnected today after a night without power.

Gardaí in Donegal are investigating three separate sexual assaults at the weekend.

TWO women were among five gardaí decorated with Scott Medals for Bravery at Templemore yesterday.

CROWDS at Ennis’s St Patrick’s Day Parade yesterday witnessed a rare public outing from Eamon de Valera’s 1947 Plymouth Dodge.

An electronics firm in Co Donegal has announced plans to lay off 23 workers due to a significant downturn in sales.