sentences:  He subsequently declared his intention to run for the Seanad, and was defeated in his election campaign.In 2013, Ó Broin was co-opted by Sinn Féin onto South Dublin County Council to represent Clondalkin local electoral area, after sitting councillor Matthew McDonagh resigned his seat.In the 2016 general election, he topped the poll in the Dublin Mid-West constituency and was elected.