A Guarded Life
My story of the dark side of An Garda Síochána
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2021
Summary
A GARDA, A FORCED ADOPTION, A FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
In 1984, Majella Moynihan was a fresh-faced young garda recruit when she gave birth to a baby boy. Charged with breaching An Garda Síochana’s disciplinary rules - for having premarital sex with another guard, becoming pregnant, and having a child - she was pressured to give up her baby for adoption, or face dismissal. It forced her into a decision that would have devastating impacts on her life.
Majella left the force in 1998 aft…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529335989 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529335981 |
| Author: | Majella Moynihan |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Majella Moynihan
Majella Moynihan was born in Kanturk, Co. Cork and raised in St. Joseph’s Industrial School for Girls, Mallow. She served in An Garda Siochana for fifteen years, from 1983 to 1998. In 1984, she gave birth to a son, whom she was forced to give up for adoption, having been charged with breach of Garda disciplinary regulations for having sexual intercourse and giving birth outside of marriage. In 2019, on foot of an RTE Radio 1 documentary about her story, Majella received an official state apology. She lives in Dublin. A Guarded Life is her first book.
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