He was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Limerick West constituency at the 1987 general election, along with 13 other Progressive Democrats Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the 25th Dáil.
A politician from Limerick West was chosen by voters in the 1987 general election to represent them in the Dáil Éireann, as part of a group of 14 Progressive Democrats who were elected to the 25th Dáil.