Condon was called to the Bar in 1944, and became a senior counsel in 1959. He was appointed as Attorney General of Ireland, serving under TaoiseachSeán Lemass. He remained in office under Lemass's successor, Jack Lynch. He argued on behalf of the State during the 1970 Arms Trial which involved future Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
colm, condon, colm, patrick, condon, july, 1921, august, 2008, irish, barrister, served, attorney, general, ireland, from, 1965, 1973, 15th, attorney, general, irelandin, office, march, 1965, march, 1973taoiseachseán, lemassjack, lynchpreceded, byaindrias, cao. Colm Patrick Condon 16 July 1921 9 August 2008 was an Irish barrister who served as Attorney General of Ireland from 1965 to 1973 Colm Condon15th Attorney General of IrelandIn office 16 March 1965 14 March 1973TaoiseachSean LemassJack LynchPreceded byAindrias o CaoimhSucceeded byDeclan CostelloPersonal detailsBorn 1921 07 16 16 July 1921Ashbourne County Meath IrelandDied9 August 2008 2008 08 09 aged 87 Sandymount Dublin IrelandPolitical partyFianna FailSpouseStephanie PowerChildren4ParentThomas Condon father EducationTerenure CollegeAlma materUniversity College DublinCondon served in office as Attorney General of Ireland during the beginning of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s He was born in Ashbourne County Meath the third child of Thomas Condon an accountant and Irish Republican Army IRA activist who had taken part in the 1916 Easter Rising 1 His mother was Margaret McGuire a teacher in Ashbourne Thomas Condon was also briefly a Senator representing the Fianna Fail party as well as having been a member of Meath County Council 2 Condon was educated at Terenure College in Dublin and subsequently at University College Dublin He practised cases including those involving defamation and 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 under Taoiseach Sean Lemass He remained in office under Lemass s successor Jack Lynch He argued on behalf of the State during the 1970 Arms Trial which involved future Taoiseach Charles Haughey In 1972 he helped draft legislation that set up the Special Criminal Court In 1997 Condon appeared before the Moriarty Tribunal in which he sided with Haughey challenging the powers of the tribunal Condon was married twice He had two sons Colm and Eoin and two daughters Stephanie and Carolyn by his first marriage 3 References edit The Independent 28 August 2008 retrieved on 20 October 2008 TimesOnline 28 August 2008 retrieved 20 October 2008 Meath Chronicle 27 August 2008 retrieved on 20 October 2008 Legal officesPreceded byAindrias o Caoimh Attorney General of Ireland1965 1973 Succeeded byDeclan Costello Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colm Condon amp oldid 1209439669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
