[1] He had previously contested the 2022 Seanad by-election caused by the election of Labour's Ivana Bacik to Dáil Éireann, finishing in sixth place overall.
In 2008 he founded Tiglin, a charity that provides housing, rehabilitation and education and employment access for homeless people and those affected by addiction.
In 2023 he spoke at the Aontú Ard Fheis about his work on homelessness and the services offered by Tiglin.
[4] In 2024 he received personal threats over the work his charity was doing to help asylum seekers without accommodation.
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