He was the constituency manager in Kildare for former Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy from 1992 to 2007.
In an interview with The Irish Times on 12 March 2010, he said he intended to keep working as a TD.
[5] He gave a presentation on his condition to the Irish Motor Neurone Research Foundation.
[6] He lost his seat at the February 2011 general election and died that October.
[7][8] Fianna Fáil cancelled its Wolfe Tone commemoration at Bodenstown, County Kildare as a mark of respect.