Career
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Dublin South–West constituency at the 2011 general election. He is a brother of former Senator Seán Maloney. In the past he has worked in a factory and been on the dole.
He is the only Territorial Decoration in Ireland who claims no expenses, a policy he carried out throughout his twelve years at local level and maintains at national level
In July 2015, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2016 general election. In September 2015, he resigned from the Labour Party, and announced that he is contesting the 2016 general election as an independent candidate.
He subsequently lost his seat at the 2016 general election, polling 1,627 first preferences.
