Political Career
He joined Fianna Fáil in college and stood (unsuccessfully) for the party in the local elections in 1979. Despite his Fianna Fail activism he became a founder member of the Progressive Democrats and left the party when appointed to the Supreme Court. He is still considered to be very close to the former party leader and ex-Tánaiste, Michael McDowell and up to his appointment to the Supreme Court was reported to be donating £10,000 to the parties finances. Politically, he was seen as a supporter of abortion, being active in the "anti-amendment" campaign during the 1982 Abortion Referendum and later represented the Well Woman Centre in the early 1990s.
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