Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
A man has been hospitalised after six men with weapons attacked him at his home in Co Donegal last night.
The attack occurred at a house Coneyburrow in Lifford last night at 7.30pm when the men, armed with hammers and bars, burst through the door.
They proceeded to give him a severe beating, then fled the scene. The victim was rushed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Garda Sergeant Eunan Walsh has issued an appeal for anybody who was in the area to contact them.
"These six men came through the front door and subjected this man to a series of assaults.
"We have still not determined what form of transport these men used and we would appeal to anybody who may have noticed anybody in the area at the time to contact us," he said.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Letterkenny Garda station on 0749167100.
