– 6 5 ) ▁and ▁Le it rim ▁County ▁Council ▁( 1 9 4 3 – 8 8 ) ▁while ▁his ▁mother ▁Eva ▁Mo oney ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Le it rim ▁County ▁Council ▁( 1 9 8 8 – 9 1 ). ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁generation ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁public ▁service ▁locally ▁and ▁nation ally ▁as ▁his ▁grand father , ▁Andrew ▁Mo oney , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Le it rim ▁County ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 – 4 3 . ▁ ▁Mo oney ▁has ▁also ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁broadcast ing ▁career ▁with ▁R T É , ▁Ireland ' s ▁national ▁broad c aster . ▁A ▁present er ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Irish ▁traditional ▁and ▁country ▁music ▁and ▁Sports ▁program mes , ▁he ▁de vised , ▁script ed ▁and ▁presented ▁numerous ▁music ▁document aries ▁on ▁Irish ▁and ▁American ▁country ▁music ▁stars . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁' Sh ot ▁at ▁Da wn ' ▁campaign ▁led ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Mac K in lay ▁MP ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁by ▁Alf ▁Dub s ▁seeking ▁a ▁p ardon ▁for ▁ ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁( including ▁ 2 6 ▁Irish ▁serv ic emen ) ▁shot ▁in ▁question able ▁circumstances ▁following ▁Field ▁courts - mart ial . ▁ ▁Mo oney ▁married ▁She ila ▁Bald rey ; ▁ ▁the ▁couple ▁has ▁five ▁children . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁first