An insurance broker and bookmaker, Fogarty first stood for election to the Dáil at the 1937 general election for the Dublin County constituency, and was returned to the 9th Dáil.
Fogarty, who operated as both an insurance broker and a bookmaker, participated in the 1937 general election for the Dublin County constituency with the goal of entering the Dáil. He was subsequently elected to the 9th Dáil.