Thank you for visiting my site. I am a Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare North. I was first elected to the Dáil in 2016 and before that was a member of Kildare County Council from 2014-2016 and served a term as Mayor of Naas.

Currently a resident of Sallins, I am originally from County Wexford and lived in Dublin before moving to Kildare to setup home for myself and my family.

I have always been very involved in my local community before entering electoral politics and campaigned on a wide range of local issues including local policing, establishing business associations, and lobbying on behalf of commuters. Within Sallins I have been a strong advocate for more community and amenity facilities as well as the much needed bypass. I have been working with traders and other local interests in Naas town towards a revitalization of the town centre and I am also Chairperson of the Sallins Business Association. Another area where I have been very active is campaigning for unfinished estates to be taken in charge and has successfully progressed this for a number of local estates. As a commuter, I am a long standing spokesperson for the Naas and Sallins Rail Users Group and has worked to improve services on that line.

My academic background includes Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Maths and Finance from Trinity College (B.A., M.Sc.) and more recently I studied Law at Kings Inns (B.L.) where I trained as a Barrister. I was awarded scholarships in both colleges with a number of first place prizes at Kings Inns including in Constitutional, Criminal and Family Law. Prior to entering the Dáil I worked in both IT and financial services, with a particular focus on compliance and regulation including data protection, corporate governance and conduct of business.

Married to Ailish, a primary teacher, we have two daughters, Caoimhe and Niamh, attending St. Mary’s College, Naas and Maynooth University. In my (limited!) spare time I enjoy running and compete in local 5 and 10 k road races. I also enjoy exploring the great outdoors with my children and our two terriers. I am a keen follower of all sports, especially Gaelic games where I am a member of Sallins GAA, I also enjoy horse racing meetings at Naas and Punchestown.