From 1932 to 1937 he served as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North constituency. In 1937 he moved to the Dublin North-West constituency and served there until 1954.
He was an elected representative of Fianna Fáil in the Dublin North constituency from 1932 to 1937. In 1937, he shifted his representation to the Dublin North-West constituency and continued serving until 1954.