Eoghan Fitzsimons

Eoghan Fitzsimons SC (born 19 April 1949) is an Irish barrister who served as Attorney General of Ireland from November 1994 to December 1994.

Eoghan Fitzsimons SC
24th Attorney General of Ireland
In office 11 November 1994 – 15 December 1994
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds
Preceded by	Harry Whelehan
Succeeded by	Dermot Gleeson
Personal details
Born	(1949-04-19) 19 April 1949 Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse(s)	Hillary Coughlan (m. 1979)
Children	3
Alma mater	Yale University Sorbonne University

He graduated as a Master of Laws from Yale Law School and as a Doctor of Laws from the Sorbonne University, Paris.[1] He served as Attorney General of Ireland from 11 November to 15 December 1994.[2] During his tenure as Attorney General former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern described Fitzsimons's relationship with the government and then Taoiseach Albert Reynolds as "strained".[3] He stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Dublin Clontarf constituency at the 1977 general election but was not elected.[4]

References

1. "The Bar Council Of Ireland". Lawlibrary.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
2. "Gallery of previous Attorneys General – 1981 to 1994". Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
3. "Bertie Ahern: The Autobiography". Page 164. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
4. "Eoghan Fitzsimons". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

Legal offices
Preceded by Harry Whelehan	Attorney General of Ireland 1994	Succeeded by Dermot Gleeson