John is 37 years old and lives in New Ross with his partner Lorraine and family. A Trade Union official for 17 years, John was elected to New Ross Urban District Council (U.D.C.) in 1999.
As an elected representative he is involved in campaigns against incinerator proposals, dangerous phone masts, superdumps and low pay.
John has consistently made representations to New Ross U.D.C., Wexford County Council, the Department of Environment and the South Eastern Health Board on behalf of constituents from all over Wexford highlighting the poor state of roads, urban and rural disadvantage, housing problems and bad planning.
He has been publicly promoting creative solutions to a wide range of problems e.g. getting the local council to purchase private developments for social housing needs and a council levy on derelict sites.
He is a member of New Ross U.D.C.'s Industrial Development Committee; a board member of 'Future New Ross'; Tidy Towns PRO; a member of the Swimming Pool Committee and Vice Chair of Wexford Sinn Féin.