Patrick Connolly
Patrick Connolly | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Ireland | |
| In office 9 March 1982 – 17 August 1982 | |
| Appointed by | Patrick Hillery |
| Preceded by | Peter Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | John L. Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1927 Oldtown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 7 January 2016 (aged 88–89) Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland |
Patrick (Paddy) Connolly (1927 – 7 January 2016) was an Attorney General of Ireland who was appointed by Charles Haughey.[1] Connolly resigned after Malcolm McArthur, who had been a house-guest of Connolly's, was arrested for murder (see GUBU).[2][3]
Connolly returned to practice at the Irish bar and to work as a Senior Counsel in Dublin. A life-long bachelor, Connolly was in his 80s when he died.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/act-of-kindness-to-a-vile-murderer-destroyed-patrick-connollys-career-34349605.html
- ^ "Obituary: Charles Haughey". BBC News Online. 13 June 2006.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/17/world/irish-attorney-general-quits-had-murder-suspect-at-home.html
- ^ "Ex-attorney general in Gubu case dies". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
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