Egan retired as a boxer in 2013.
Kenny Egan has been elected as a Fine Gael representative in Clondalkin, taking the seventh of eight seats on South Dublin County Council.
The former boxer was a silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games but retired from the sport last year.
He was one of three candidates deemed elected without reaching the quota, with a total of 1,407 votes.
Egan has said that he wants to help people in his area with issues such as heavy drinking, misuse of drugs and obesity.
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