She was a founding member of the Fianna Fáil cumann at NUI Maynooth and was a member of the party's National Executive from 1986 to 1988. She lost her seat at the 2011 general election.
As one of the initial members of the Fianna Fáil student organization at NUI Maynooth, she participated in the party's leadership council from 1986 to 1988. Unfortunately, she was unsuccessful in retaining her parliamentary position in the 2011 general election.