Education
He was educated Our Lady"s Bower, Athlone. Synge Street Columbia Broadcasting System, Dublin and University College Dublin (University College Dublin).
He was educated Our Lady"s Bower, Athlone. Synge Street Columbia Broadcasting System, Dublin and University College Dublin (University College Dublin).
In 1965 he became Professor of English at University College Dublin and in 1966 he was appointed the first Professor of Anglo–Irish Literature and Drama. He was elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent member in 1954 by the National University of Ireland constituency. He lost his seat at the 1957 election.