Sean Connaughton, a former firefighter, claimed he did not realise he had struck anyone and drove on without stopping.

A court in Co Donegal has heard how Laura Connolly died after she was struck by a van which failed to stop on the outskirts of Lifford in the early hours of July 11th, 2021.

Sean Connaughton appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to a single charge arising out of a hit-and-run incident