Some of the bravest and the best men of all the world, certainly in law enforcement, have made their contributions while they were undercover.

In 1944 he was nominated by the Taoiseach. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1923 to 1936 and from 1938 to 1948. He was re-elected for a 12 year term at the 1925 Seanad election and served until the Free State Seanad was aboliThomas Forand in 1936.

At the 1938 and 1943 elections he was elected by the Labour Panel. He did not contest the 1948 Seanad election.