Patrick J. Molloy (born 11 March 1961) is an Irish law enforcement officer with
Garda Síochána
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(22601G) and a recipient of the
Scott Medal
The Walter Scott Medal for Valor is a medal awarded for acts of bravery by the Garda Síochána.
It is not a state award, being in the gift of the Garda Commissioner.
History
The Garda medal was instituted at the behest of Colonel Walter Scott ...
.
Background
Molloy is a native of
Renmore
Renmore () is a suburb of Galway, Ireland, around 2 km east of the city centre. Renmore runs east along the coast and south of the Old Dublin Road ( R338), from the shore of Lough Atalia on its west side to Lurgan Park on its east. The ar ...
,
Galway
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, and joined the force in 1982
Incident in Limerick
Gardai Molloy, Augustine Fox and Patrick D. O'Callaghan were patrolling Sarsfield Barracks housing estate in
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...
in the early hours of 14 July 1996 when they came across a house fire. Molloy and O'Callaghan forced their way inside but ''"were met with a blast of intense heat and a pall of oily smoke. Garda O'Callaghan, crawling about on all fours, found two terrified children standing in a corner. He and Garda Molloy grabbed a child each and managed to get them past the blazing hallyway and out the front door to safety."''
Upon learning that there was still another child in the house, all three Gardaí attempted to reach the upstairs bedroom where the child was located but were driven back. A further attempt was made by Fox, but he was unsuccessful. However the fire brigade arrived at this time and rescued the child.
All three Gardaí needed hospitalisation for smoke and cuts. They were awarded the Scott Medal on 23 July 1998.
See also
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Yvonne Burke (Garda)
Yvonne Burke (born 20 April 1970) was a Garda Síochána and the first female recipient of the Scott Medal.
Incident at Cabra
Burke and her colleague, Garda Brady, were on mobile patrol on the Navan Road, Cabra, on 13 November 1993 when an ala ...
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Brian Connaughton
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Joseph Scott
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Deaths of Henry Byrne and John Morley
Henry Byrne and John Francis Morley, John Morley, two officers of the Garda Síochána, the police force of the Republic of Ireland, were murdered on 7 July 1980 by alleged members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). The off ...
(1980)
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Death of Jerry McCabe
Detective Garda Jerry McCabe (22 November 1943 – 7 June 1996) was a member of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland. McCabe was killed in Adare, County Limerick on 7 June 1996, by members of the Provisional IRA, during the ...
(1996)
References
* ''An Garda Síochána and the Scott Medal'', p. 182, Gerard O'Brien,
Four Courts Press
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Founded in 1970 by Michael Adams, who died in February 2009, its early publications were primarily theological, notably ...
, 2008.
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Police officers from County Galway
Garda Síochána officers
1961 births
Living people
Recipients of the Scott Medal