Elected for Fianna Fáil in 2007, he resigned the party whip in June 2010 in opposition to legislation banning stag hunting. He finally left the party in January 2011 and was elected as an Independent in the subsequent general election.

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Elected for Fianna Fáil in 2007, he resigned the party whip in June 2010 in opposition to legislation banning stag hunting. He finally left the party in January 2011 and was elected as an Independent in the subsequent general election.