Memoir
A Memoir in development
Emma is currently developing her memoir with Andrew Crofts, one of the world’s most successful memoir writers, whose books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
This is the story of a woman born into silence and violence, who fought her way through boxing, public and private misogyny, elite kitchens, venture-backed business, legal warfare against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, and a brain tumour that nearly killed her – then chose to tell the story herself.
Emma came from a small town on Ireland’s northwest coast, from poverty, violence, forced work, no protection and limited routes out. She was born into a world where women like her were not expected to enter elite spaces, let alone survive, lead or win inside them.
From Irish boxing rings and Dublin restaurants to Michelin kitchens, venture capital, Imperial College, parliamentary discussions and prime-time television, Emma’s life has been marked by the crossing of boundaries that were never intended for women like her.
As one of Ireland’s pioneering female boxing champions, Emma learned early how to hold her place in rooms and rings where women were not expected to belong. That same fighting instinct later carried her through public shaming, professional reinvention, business collapse and recovery, and a life-changing diagnosis of Cushing’s disease caused by a pituitary brain tumour.
Reclaiming her story
At the centre of the memoir is Emma’s battle to reclaim her own story.
After years of living under a narrative created by others, Emma initiated legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group. What followed was a four-year High Court battle that concluded in 2024, allowing her to take back control of a story that had shaped her public life for more than a decade.
The memoir explores identity, power, betrayal, reputation, class, media intrusion, justice, illness, reinvention and what it means for a woman to reclaim her life on her own terms.
Why this story matters
At its heart, this memoir asks how many times one person can be knocked down by life, by power and by illness – and still get back up.
It speaks to anyone who has ever been underestimated, misrepresented, silenced, shamed, harmed, dismissed or forced to rebuild from the ground up.
It is also a story about power: who gets to belong, who gets to be believed, who gets to recover publicly, and who is expected to disappear quietly.
Above all, it is a story about courage: the courage to fight, to survive, to begin again, and to reclaim your life on your own terms.
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