Michael McCarthy (politician)

Michael McCarthy (born 15 November 1976) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2002 to 2011.[1]

For other people with the same name, see Michael McCarthy (disambiguation).
Michael McCarthy
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyCork South-West
Senator
In office
12 September 2002 – 25 February 2011
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born (1976-11-15) 15 November 1976
Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse(s)Rashel McCarthy (m. 2007)
Children2
Alma materCork Institute of Technology

He was the Labour Party Spokesperson on Marine, and acted as Spokesperson in the Seanad on Agriculture, Community and Rural Affairs, and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

Early life

McCarthy is the son of Phyllis and Michael McCarthy and lived in Dunmanway. At the time of the 1999 local elections, he was employed at Sehering Plough.[2]

Political career

County Councillor

He was elected to Cork County Council in 1999 for the Skibbereen LEA.[3] He was the only Labour candidate elected for the Labour Panel in the 2002 Seanad election, at the age of 25.[2]

Oireachtas

McCarthy stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate for the Cork South-West constituency at the 2002 and 2007 general elections. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2002 to 2011 (re-elected in 2007).[1] He was elected to the Dáil at the 2011 general election.[3] In 2012, he chaired a joint committee on the Environment, Cculture and Gaeltacht.[4] In 2013, despite Labour's membership of the coalition, he opposed the Government's campaign to abolish the Seanad.[5] In 2014, he ran for Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party.[6][7] He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[3] After losing his seat, he said that he had left public life.[8]

After politics

In 2017, it was reported that McCarthy was appointed CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association.[9]

References
  1. "Michael McCarthy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. "Michael McCarthy elected to Senate". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. "Michael McCarthy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  4. "McCarthy to chair environment committee". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  5. "Irish News Archive for Irish Historical Newspapers". www.irishnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  6. "Three TDs running for Labour deputy leadership". 2014-05-29. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Leaflets from Ciara Conway, Alan Kelly, Michael McCarthy and Sean Sherlock- Labour Deputy Leadership contest". Irish Election Literature. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  8. "McCarthy to 'take time out' and reflect on his options". The Southern Star. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  9. "Former Labour TD appointed CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association". independent. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
Oireachtas
Preceded by
P. J. Sheehan
(Fine Gael)		 Labour Party Teachta Dála for Cork South-West
2011–2016		 Succeeded by
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
(Fianna Fáil)
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