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Martin Donnellan, Garda Síochána Detective Sergeant 17179D and recipient of the Scott Medal, born 1948. Donnellan was born at Ballymoe, County Galway, on 7 June 1948. He had been a cabinet maker prior to joining the force. ==Stillorgan bank raid== Donnellan was one of six Gardaí awarded the Scott Medal in recognition of their actions on 30 December 1980. Four heavily armed men robbed a bank at Stillorgan Shopping Centre, Dublin, escaping to a van, driven by a fifth man, with £102,000. Off-duty Gardaí Keeley made an effort to note the van's registration but was fired upon. He returned fire. With most of south Dublin's mobile units in pursuit, the high-speed chase ''"ended dramatically at Carrickmines Cross."''
Abandoning the van and hi-jacking a car, they made their way into the Dublin Mountains where they crashed the car. As they hijacked another car, they were discovered by Detective Doyle, who was joined by Donnellan and Brennan.
Donnellan and his colleague, Kieran Brennan, were awarded the Scott Medal at Templemore in 1982, sharing the ceremony with the widows of three Gardaí killed in action - John Morley, Henry Burns, and Seamus Quaid (see Deaths of Garda officers (1980). On his retirement he described the event as " .. chilling. It was stressful looking at those families. I remember in particular Henry Burns' kids were so small. It really brought it home to me. It was lovely to be honoured, but it was even better to be in the good health to receive it. It is a very thin line between life and death, and that's the one thing about the gardai, there is no group in the country that has paid as big a price." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Donnellan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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