Seán McCarthy (Cork politician)

For other people named Sean McCarthy, see Sean McCarthy (disambiguation).

Seán McCarthy (died 14 March 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A teacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) 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 1949–1951, 1958–59, 1963–64 and 1966–67.

He was president of the GAA from 1932 to 1935.

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Preceded by Michael Sheehan	Lord Mayor of Cork 1949–1951	Succeeded by Walter Furlong
Preceded by Richard V. Jago	Lord Mayor of Cork 1958–59	Succeeded by Jane Dowdall
Preceded by Seán Casey	Lord Mayor of Cork 1963–64	Succeeded by Gus Healy
Preceded by Seán Casey	Lord Mayor of Cork 1966–67	Succeeded by Pearse Wyse