Tosh : An amazing true story of life, death, danger and drama in the Garda sub-aqua unit
Lavery, Tosh, 1953-2015
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On his way to the border for his first posting in the early 1970s, young Garda Tosh Lavery was so naive that he inquired if Virgina in County Cavan was where 'The Virginian' was made. Before long the corners were knocked off and he learned how to survive in the macho world of the guards - work cute, play hard, keep your head down. 'There is no training course in the world that will set you up for dead bodies.' During thirty years in the Garda Sub-Aqua Unit Tosh Lavery worked on many murders and most of Ireland's missing persons cases, as well as high profile investigations such as the Whiddy Island disaster and the Mountbatten assassination.The unit was a perfect fit for a maverick like Tosh. He became obsessed with a job that demanded utter dedication and total fearlessness. But along the way, he battled alcoholism and his marriage ended.Tosh's story is an uncompromising and revealing look at the macho world of the guards and what it's really like on the inside.
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Dublin, Ireland : Penguin Ireland, 2015
Leathanaigh in ord:
ix, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
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ebook version
ISBN:
9781844883592 (ebook)
Rangúchán Dewey:
363.2092
I dteanga:
English
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BRN:
6419
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