Career
He was a Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for 13 years. He held his seat at the 1973 general election, and after boundary changes for the 1977 general election he was re-elected for the new Dublin Cabra seat. When that constituency was abolished for the 1981 general election, he was returned for a new Dublin North–West constituency.
After failing to regain his seat at the November 1982 general election, he did not stand again.