She was elected to Louth County Council representing the Drogheda East local electoral area following the 2004 local elections and was re-elected in 2009 to both Drogheda Borough Council and Louth County Council.[2]
She successfully contested the Louth constituency at 2016 general election, receiving 8,829 first preference votes (13.1%)[3][4] and was re-elected at the 2020 general election receiving 17,203 first preference votes (24.34%).[5]