hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv dˈʌblɪn fɚðə pˈiəɹɪəd dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː tə dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ænd sˈɪns ɪts ɪnsˈɛpʃən, hˈæzbiːn ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə dˈʌblɪn sˈɪɾi dɪvˈɛləpmənt bˈoːɹd.
He was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin for the period July 2002 to July 2003, and since its inception, has been a member of the Dublin City Development Board.