Career
He was a Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for Cork East from 1992 to 1997. A plant operator, Mulvihill was elected to Dáil Éireann for Cork East during the swing to Labour at the 1992 general election. Like some other Labour TDs elected in 1992, he lost his seat at the 1997 general election.
Mulvihill again unsuccessfully contested the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections.
He was a local councillor for the Midleton local electoral area on Cork County Council from 1991 to 2014.