Colm Condon
Colm Condon | |
|---|---|
| 15thAttorney General of Ireland | |
| In office 16 March 1965 – 14 March 1973 | |
| Taoiseach | |
| Preceded by | Aindrias Ó Caoimh |
| Succeeded by | Declan Costello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1921 Ashbourne, County Meath,Ireland |
| Died | 9 August 2008(aged 87) Sandymount,Dublin,Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Stephanie Power |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent |
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| Education | Terenure College |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Colm Patrick Condon(16 July 1921 – 9 August 2008) was an Irish barrister who served asAttorney General of Irelandfrom 1965 to 1973.
Condon served in office as Attorney General of Ireland during the beginning ofthe TroublesinNorthern Irelandin the late 1960s.
He was born inAshbourne, County Meath,the third child ofThomas Condon,an accountant andIrish Republican Army(IRA) activist, who had taken part in the 1916Easter Rising.[1]His mother was Margaret McGuire, a teacher in Ashbourne. Thomas Condon was also briefly aSenatorrepresentingFianna Fáilas well as having been a member ofMeath County Council.[2]
Condon was educated atTerenure CollegeinDublinand subsequently atUniversity College Dublin.[3]He practised cases including those involvingdefamationand personal injury.
Condon was called to the Bar in 1944, and became a senior counsel in 1959. He was appointed as Attorney General of Ireland, serving underTaoiseachSeán Lemass.He remained in office under Lemass's successor,Jack Lynch.He argued on behalf of the State during the 1970Arms Trialwhich involved future TaoiseachCharles Haughey.
In 1972, he helped draft legislation that set up theSpecial Criminal Court.
In 1997, Condon appeared before theMoriarty Tribunalin which he sided with Haughey challenging the powers of the tribunal.
Condon was married twice. He had two sons and two daughters by his first marriage.[4]
References
[edit]- ^The Independent, 28 August 2008 (retrieved on 20 October 2008)
- ^TimesOnline, 28 August 2008 (retrieved 20 October 2008)
- ^Maume, Patrick."Condon, Colm (Columba)".Dictionary of Irish Biography.Retrieved28 May2024.
- ^Meath Chronicle, 27 August 2008 (retrieved on 20 October 2008)
