Career
He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he retired from politics at the 1977 general election. He served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle (Deputy Chairman) of the Dáil from 1967 to 1977.
He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he retired from politics at the 1977 general election. He served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle (Deputy Chairman) of the Dáil from 1967 to 1977.
A school teacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Limerick West constituency at the 1957 general election.