Garda killer withdraws appeal against sentence for 'almost carbon copy' attack

A man convicted of manslaughter in the death of a garda has withdrawn his appeal against a sentence imposed for a separate incident at a Covid-19 checkpoint in Donegal. Martin McDermott, aged 39 and of Abbey Park, Manorcunningham, Co Donegal, pleaded guilty at Donegal Circuit Court in March 2022 to charges including endangerment, assault, drink-driving and driving without a licence. The offences occurred on 14 April…