- Michael McCarthy (politician)
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For other people of the same name, see Michael McCarthy (disambiguation).
Michael McCarthy TD Teachta Dála Incumbent Assumed office
February 2011Constituency Cork South West Senator In office
September 2002 – February 2011Constituency Labour Panel Personal details Born 15 November 1976
County Cork, IrelandNationality Irish Political party Labour Party Website michaelmccarthy.ie Michael McCarthy (born 15 November 1976) is an Irish Labour Party politician, who was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South West constituency at the 2011 general election.[1] A former member of Seanad Éireann, McCarthy was first elected to the Seanad in 2002, ans was re-elected in 2007, on the Labour Panel on both occasions. A native of Dunmanway in west Cork, he entered politics at the age of twenty-two by gaining a seat for the Labour Party on Cork County Council in the Skibbereen Electoral Area.
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.
McCarthy stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate for the Cork South West constituency at the 2002 and 2007 general elections, before being elected to the Dáil at the 2011 general election.[2]
References
- ^ "Mr. Michael McCarthy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2005&ConstID=206. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Michael McCarthy". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=4766. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
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Oireachtas Preceded by
P. J. Sheehan
(Fine Gael)Labour Party Teachta Dála for Cork South West
2011–presentIncumbent « 22nd Seanad « Members of the 23rd Seanad Éireann (2007–2011) » 24th Seanad » Cathaoirleach Pat Moylan (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Donie Cassidy (FF) Administrative Panel Mark Daly (FF) • Paschal Donohoe (FG) • Camillus Glynn (FF) • Tony Kett (FF) • Nicky McFadden (FG) • Brendan Ryan (Lab) • Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel Paul Bradford (FG) • Paddy Burke (FG) • Peter Callanan (FF) • John Carty (FF) • Pearse Doherty (SF) • Alan Kelly (Lab) • Pat Moylan (FF) • Francis O'Brien (FF) • John Paul Phelan (FG) • Eugene Regan (FG) • Jim Walsh (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel Cecilia Keaveney (FF) • Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) • Ann Ormonde (FF) • Liam Twomey (FG) • Alex White (Lab)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Larry Butler (FF) • Paudie Coffey (FG) • Paul Coghlan (FG) • Dominic Hannigan (Lab) • Marc MacSharry (FF) • Denis O'Donovan (FF) • Joe O'Reilly (FG) • Kieran Phelan (FF) • Mary White (FF)
Labour Panel Jerry Buttimer (FG) • Donie Cassidy (FF) • Maurice Cummins (FG) • Geraldine Feeney (FF) • Frances Fitzgerald (FG) • John Hanafin (FF) • Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) • Terry Leyden (FF) • Michael McCarthy (Lab) • Ned O'Sullivan (FF) • Phil Prendergast (Lab)
National University of Ireland Rónán Mullen (Ind) • Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Feargal Quinn (Ind)
University of Dublin Ivana Bacik (Ind, then Lab) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach Dan Boyle (GP) • Martin Brady (FF) • Ivor Callely (FF, then Ind) • Ciarán Cannon (PD, then FG) • Maria Corrigan (FF) • Déirdre de Búrca (GP) • John Ellis (FF) • Eoghan Harris (Ind) • Lisa McDonald (FF) • Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) • Fiona O'Malley (PD, then Ind)
Elected or appointed later 2009 James Carroll (FF) in place of Tony Kett • Niall Ó Brolcháin (GP) in place of Alan Kelly • 2010 Paschal Mooney (FF) in place of Peter Callanan • Mark Dearey (GP) in place of Déirdre de Búrca • 2011 Darragh O'Brien (FF) in place of Ciarán Cannon
FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • GP: Green Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent • SF: Sinn Féin « 21st Seanad « Members of the 22nd Seanad Éireann (2002–2007) » 23rd Seanad » Cathaoirleach Rory Kiely (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Mary O'Rourke (FF) Administrative Panel Timmy Dooley (FF) • Frank Feighan (FG) • Camillus Glynn (FF) • Tony Kett (FF) • Joe McHugh (FG) • Joanna Tuffy (Lab) • Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel Paul Bradford (FG) • Paddy Burke (FG) • Ulick Burke (FG) • Peter Callanan (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Martin Mansergh (FF) • Francis O'Brien (FF) • Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) • John Paul Phelan (FG) • Eamon Scanlon (FF) • Jim Walsh (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel Noel Coonan (FG) • Brian Hayes (FG) • Paschal Mooney (FF) • Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) • Ann Ormonde (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel James Bannon (FG) • Eddie Bohan (FF) • Paul Coghlan (FG) • Margaret Cox (Ind) • Marc MacSharry (FF) • Derek McDowell (Lab) • Kieran Phelan (FF) • Sheila Terry (FG) • Mary White (FF)
Labour Panel Fergal Browne (FG) • Maurice Cummins (FG) • Brendan Daly (FF) • Geraldine Feeney (FF) • Michael Finucane (FG) • Liam Fitzgerald (FF) • John Hanafin (FF) • Jim Higgins (FG) • Terry Leyden (FF) • Don Lydon (FF) • Michael McCarthy (Lab)
National University of Ireland Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Feargal Quinn (Ind) • Brendan Ryan (Lab)
University of Dublin Mary Henry (Ind) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach Cyprian Brady (FF) • Michael Brennan (PD) • John Dardis (PD) • Maurice Hayes (Ind) • Brendan Kenneally (FF) • Michael P. Kitt (FF) • John Minihan (PD) • Tom Morrissey (PD) • Pat Moylan (FF) • Mary O'Rourke (FF) • Kate Walsh (PD)
Nominated later May 2007 Colm O'Gorman (PD) • June 2007 Donie Cassidy (FF) • Chris Wall (FF) • Seán Dorgan (FF) • Peter Sands (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (Ireland) politicians
- Members of the 22nd Seanad
- Members of the 23rd Seanad
- Local councillors in County Cork
- Members of the 31st Dáil
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