In Ireland O'Doherty was cordially welcomed, and was returned unopposed as Irish Parliamentary Party MP for North Meath to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in the November 1885 general election; but finding the climate did not suit him he did not seek re-election in 1886, and returned to Brisbane in that year.
In Ireland, O'Doherty was warmly received, and he was re-elected unopposed as Irish Parliamentary Party MP for North Meath to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in the November 1885 general election; however, finding the environment unsuitable for him, he did not seek re-election in 1886, and returned to Brisbane that year.