He is a native of Cloone, County Leitrim.
He was trained at the RACE academy in the Curragh, County Kildare.
He is a former Irish Amateur Jockey Champion.
][citation needed] On 22 January 2014 he rode two winners on the same day as part of a successful betting coup organised by gambler Barney Curley.
[2] Betting on a 4 horse winning accumulator netted approximately 4 million pounds.