born ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁Irish ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Te ach ta ▁D á la ▁( TD ) ▁for ▁ 4 ▁years ▁and ▁a ▁Senator ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁on ▁his ▁first ▁attempt , ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁general ▁election , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁fifth ▁of ▁five ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁C ork ▁Mid ▁constitu ency . ▁When ▁that ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁boundary ▁changes ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁C og an ▁stood ▁un success fully ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁C ork ▁South - Cent ral ▁constitu ency . ▁After ▁his ▁defeat , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Se an ad ▁É ire ann ▁on ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁and ▁Com mer cial ▁P anel . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁again ▁in ▁C ork ▁South - Cent ral , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Se an ad ▁election . ▁He ▁stood ▁again ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁general ▁elections , ▁but ▁was ▁never ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁O ire acht as . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁local ▁elections ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁C ork ▁County ▁Council ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁Car rig al ine , ▁but ▁served ▁only ▁one ▁term , ▁losing ▁that ▁seat ▁at ▁the