Faulkner grew up in Dunleer in South Louth, where his father was a strong supporter of Fine Gael, while his mother supported the more Republican Louth by-election in 1954, and at the 1957 general election he was finally elected to Dáil Éireann.
Faulkner grew up in Dunleer in South Louth. His father was a strong supporter of Fine Gael. His mother supported the more Republican Louth by-election in 1954. He was finally elected to Dáil Éireann. This was at the 1957 general election.