He is a Cork city councillor, having sat on the Council since 2004. He has unsuccessfully contested three general elections and is a member of the Socialist Party. He is involved heavily in the anti-water charges movement and is a prominent campaigner against austerity.

A leading campaigner in Cork against the water charges, I feel we need more TDs who will back people power campaigns to challenge inequality.

My local concerns are national concerns - end the scandal of rising rents and massively bloated waiting lists.

Bring some of the anger and the aspirations of working class people into that stuffy chamber.