Eoghan Fitzsimons SC (born 13 June 1943) is an Irish barrister who served as

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from November 1994 to December 1994. He served as Attorney General of Ireland from 11 November to 15 December 1994. During his tenure as Attorney General, former

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described Fitzsimons's relationship with the government and then Taoiseach

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as "strained". He stood as a

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candidate for the Dublin Clontarf constituency at the 1977 general election but was not elected.

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