A Cork city councillor since 2009, he ran unsuccessfully for a Dáil seat in the 2011 general election. He topped the poll in his constituency in the 2014 local elections and is an active anti-water charges campaigner.

My interest is in representing people and communities and making their voices heard. Policy should reflect what's good for and what's needed by taxpayers.

Getting properly paid jobs for those on medium to long term unemployment, rather than being used on current schemes.

I would scrap Irish Water (which is laying off 1,500 people) and pay for water investment by apportioning part of existing USC payments to it.