Community service for man who beat partner

A man who beat a woman so badly he left the print of his shoe on her body had his two-year prison term substituted to 240 hours’ community service.

Eamon Harkin beat up then-girlfriend Danielle Kerrigan for more than 90 minutes on St Valentine’s Night two years ago. He only stopped his attack to get a drink of water.

Harkin, aged 24, of St Eunan’s Terrace, Raphoe, Co Donegal, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court after pleading guilty toassault causing harm to Ms Kerrigan on Feb 14, 2010.