Education
Student St. Vincents National School, Sligo, Ireland, Ballicutranta National School, Sligo, Marist Brothers National School, Sligo, Summerhill College, Sligo.
Career
Minister of state Department Pub. Chairman board Sligo Regional Tech.
Membership
Member Sligo County Council, 1967-1978. Member Sligo Corp; member pub. Member European Parliament, since 1984.
Member council ministers European Economic Council, president budget council, 1979. Member Town of Sligo Vocational Education Committee, 1967-1978. Member, past chairman North Western Health Board, 1971-1978.
Member Sligo-Leitrim Regional Devel. Member New Ireland Forum.