He was appointed to the European Parliament in 1992 for the Dublin constituency following the resignation of Proinsias De Rossa.
Other key figures in the organisation south of the border were the then Workers Party MEP Proinsias De Rossa, Tom French (politician) and southern secretary Seán Ó Cionnaith.
Rossa | Proinsias De Rossa | Luna Rossa Challenge | Rossa (VC) | Rossa (singer) | O'Donovan Rossa GAA | O'Donovan Rossa Bridge | O'Donovan Rossa | Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa |