Drunk Limerick mum left garda for dead after severing his foot 

Victim was left temporarily blind and had fractures to his spine, shoulder, and ribs

Niamh McDonnell, 30, turned down an offer from a friend to drive her home from the pub on June 30, 2022. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A Limerick mother-of-two left an off-duty Garda for dead in a ditch after severing his foot when she knocked him off his bicycle while driving a car high on a cocktail of drink and drugs, a court has heard.

Niamh McDonnell, 30, woke up on the morning in question and smoked a cannabis joint before going to work at a creche in west County Limerick.