Claim: Richard Corish ran as a member of the Labour Party at the 1922 general election—an Irish general election that served as the election to the Third Dáil—and later on served in the Dáil.
Evidence: He ran as a member of the Labour Party at the 1922 general election. In Irish political history, this served as the election to the Third Dáil; under the provisions of the treaty it was a provisional parliament replacing the parliament of Southern Ireland. He served in the Dáil and as Mayor of Wexford until his death in 1945.