His political affiliations were changeable: through the 1920s he belonged variously to the Labour Party, Sinn Féin, and Fianna Fáil. Failing to secure a Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the 1932 general election, he left the party and continued as an independent.
His political affiliations were inconsistent: from the 1920s to the early 1930s, he was part of the Labour Party, Sinn Féin, and Fianna Fáil. After failing to secure a nomination for Fianna Fáil in the 1932 general election, he left the party and continued as an independent.