Seán McCarthy (Cork politician)


Seán McCarthy was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A teacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for the Cork South-East constituency at the 1944 general election but lost his seat at the 1948 general election. He was re-elected for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1951 general election and held his seat until he retired from national politics at the 1965 general election. McCarthy also served as Lord Mayor of Cork on four occasions, from 1949 to 1951, 1958 to 1959, 1963 to 1964 and 1966 to 1967.
He was president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1932 to 1935.