Co-opted onto South Dublin County Council in 2013, he retained his seat in the 2014 local elections. A former councillor in Belfast City Council, he has twice failed to secure a Dáil seat in general elections. A graduate of cultural studies, he has published a number of books on political theory.

Because Dublin Mid-West needs a strong Sinn Féin TD to fight for social, economic and political change at a local and state wide level.

Jobs, housing & community facilities. We need investment to tackle the housing crisis, persistent unemployment and under provision of youth and sport services.

Introduce a housing bill to increase funding for Councils to build social housing and to provide rent certainty in the private rental sector.