Personal Life
Simms is married to Anngret Erichson, a former associate professor and head of geography at University College Dublin. They have three sons, one of whom, Brendan Simms, is a professor of international relations at Cambridge University. As a child Simms survived 13 days at sea following the sinking of the SS City of Cairo in November 1942. He is also the nephew of Irish communist Brian Goold-Verschoyle. He is also the nephew of Archbishop George Otto Simms.
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