Career
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Labour Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Cork East constituency at the 1923 general election. Daly was re-elected at the June 1927 general election. He joined the Cumann na nGaedheal party.
Other former independents who joined, included Bryan Cooper and Vincent Rice, formerly National League.
At the September 1927 general election was elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal Territorial Decoration. He was re-elected at the 1932 general election but died one week later. Number by-election was held to fill his seat.
