Career
A native of Loughglinn, County Roscommon, who worked in An Foras Taluntais, Barrett was elected to the 22nd Dáil as a Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Dublin North–West constituency on his first attempt at the 1981 general election and re-elected until retiring at the 1992 general election. He was elected to Dublin Corporation in 1979 and also served as chairperson of the Eastern Health Board. He was a traditional catholic and a strong supporter of the pro-life movement.
He died in 2006 in Dublin, aged 79.
