Patrick Connolly
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Patrick Connolly is a former Attorney General of Ireland
who was appointed by Charles Haughey
. Connolly resigned after Malcolm McArthur
, who had been a house-guest of Connolly's, was later convicted of the murder of a nurse, Bridie Gargan (see GUBU
).
Connolly returned to practice at the Irish bar and still works today as a Senior Counsel in Dublin.
Attorney General of Ireland
The Attorney General is a constitutional officer who is the official adviser to the Government of Ireland in matters of law. He is in effect the chief law officer in Ireland. The Attorney General is not a member of the Government but does participate in cabinet meetings when invited and attends...
who was appointed by Charles Haughey
Charles Haughey
Charles James "Charlie" Haughey was Taoiseach of Ireland, serving three terms in office . He was also the fourth leader of Fianna Fáil...
. Connolly resigned after Malcolm McArthur
GUBU
GUBU is an acronym standing for grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented.The phrase was paraphrased from a comment by then Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey, while describing a strange series of incidents in the summer of 1982 that led to a double-murderer being apprehended in the...
, who had been a house-guest of Connolly's, was later convicted of the murder of a nurse, Bridie Gargan (see GUBU
GUBU
GUBU is an acronym standing for grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented.The phrase was paraphrased from a comment by then Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey, while describing a strange series of incidents in the summer of 1982 that led to a double-murderer being apprehended in the...
).
Connolly returned to practice at the Irish bar and still works today as a Senior Counsel in Dublin.