Career
On his retirement, he also founded and became the first President of the Garda Pensioners Association (1961–1966), later to be renamed the Garda Síochána Retired Members Association (GSRMA). Subsequently, he served as a Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration), Army Officer and Garda Chief Superintendent. In the 1921 elections, he was elected unopposed to the 2nd Dáil as a Sinn Féin Territorial Decoration for the constituency of Clare.
He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of lieutenant
He was re-elected unopposed as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin Territorial Decoration at the 1922 general election. He resigned as a Territorial Decoration on 18 December 1922.
He died as a result of a motor accident in March 1965. The medal is presented to retired Gardaí who were injured in the line of duty while in the force.
