According to historian John Horgan, he was Cork based trade unionist, and was a founder member of Fianna Fáil but broke from the party when they introduced the Wages Standstill Order in 1939.
According to historian John Horgan, he was a Cork-based trade unionist and a founding member of Fianna Fáil but left the party when they implemented the Wages Standstill Order in 1939.