Martin McDermott sentenced for endangerment in Donegal

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Martin McDermott was sentenced to five and a half years, with the final nine months suspended, for endangerment at Donegal Circuit Court, reported on 31 March 2022. The offence occurred at a Covid checkpoint in Raymoghey, Manorcunningham, on 14 April 2020.

McDermott pleaded guilty to charges including assault, drink-driving and driving without a licence. Judge John Aylmer also disqualified him from driving for 15 years.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.