Matt Carthy

Matt Carthy MEP


Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2014
Constituency	Midlands–North-West
Personal details
Born	Mathew Carthy (1977-07-19) 19 July 1977 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Irish: Sinn Féin EU: GUE/NGL
Spouse(s)	Lynn Carthy
Alma mater	Dublin Institute of Technology
Website	Official website

Matt Carthy (born 19 July 1977) is a Sinn Féin politician in Ireland, who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Ireland's Midlands–North-West constituency since 2014. Originally from Roscommon, he now lives in Monaghan and was a member of Monaghan County Council from 2004 to 2014. Carthy was elected as an MEP at the European Parliament election in May 2014 with 114,727 first-preference votes.^[1]

Carthy was first elected as a member of Carrickmacross Town Council in 1999, and has served terms as Mayor of both Carrickmacross and Monaghan.^[2] He was a member of the Border Regional Authority.^[3]

References

↑ McGee, Harry (27 May 2014). "Midlands North–West: Carthy takes third seat". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Matt Carthy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ http://www.border.ie/downloads/members/Members%20by%20Photo%202012%20(July)final.pdf

External links

European Parliament
New constituency	Member of the European Parliament for Midlands–North-West 2014–present	Incumbent

« 2009–14 « Members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 2014–19 » 2019–24 »

Dublin	Lynn Boylan (SF / GUE/NGL) Brian Hayes (FG / EPP) Nessa Childers (Ind / S&D)

Midlands–North-West	Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (Ind / GUE/NGL) Mairead McGuinness (FG / EPP) Matt Carthy (SF / GUE/NGL) Marian Harkin (IND / ALDE)

South	Brian Crowley (FF / ECR) Liadh Ní Riada (SF / GUE/NGL) Seán Kelly (FG / EPP) Deirdre Clune (FG / EPP)

Sinn Féin

History

Leadership

Presidents	Edward Martyn (1905–08) John Sweetman (1908–11) Arthur Griffith (1911–17) Éamon de Valera (1917–26) John J. O'Kelly (Sceilg) (1926–31) Brian O'Higgins (1931–33) Michael O'Flanagan (1933–35) Cathal Ó Murchadha (1935–37) Margaret Buckley (1937–50) Paddy McLogan (1950–52) Tomás Ó Dubhghaill (1952–54) Paddy McLogan (1954–62) Tomás Mac Giolla (1962–70) Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (1970–83) Gerry Adams (1983–)

Vice presidents	John Sweetman (1905–07) Arthur Griffith (1905–08; 1917–22) Bulmer Hobson (1907–10) Jennie Wyse Power (1911–) Thomas Kelly (1911–) Fr. Michael O'Flanagan (1917–23) P. J. Ruttledge (1923–26) Mary MacSwiney John Madden John J. O'Kelly (1931-33) Margaret Buckley (1933–35; 1952–60) Liam Raul (1933-37) Tom Maguire (1935-37) Seamus Mitchell Padraig de Paor Criostóir O'Neill Michael Traynor (1950–54; 1962) Tomás Ó Dubhghaill (1950–52; 1954–62) Tony Magan (1960–62) Rory O'Driscoll (1962–63) Larry Grogan (1962–69; 1970–71) Sean Caughey (1963–65) Joe Clarke (1966–72) Cathal Goulding (1969–70) Dáithí Ó Conaill (1971–78; 1978–83) Máire Drumm (1972–76) Joe Cahill (1976–78) Gerry Adams (1978–83) Phil Flynn (1983–85) John Joe McGirl (1985–88) Pat Doherty (1988–2009) Mary Lou McDonald (2009–)

Seanad leaders	Pearse Doherty (2007–10) David Cullinane (2011–)

Assembly leaders	Gerry Adams (2007–10) Raymond McCartney (2010–)

Chairpersons	Seán MacManus (1984–90) Tom Hartley (1990–96) Mitchel McLaughlin (1996–2005) Mary Lou McDonald (2005–09) Declan Kearney (2009–)

General secretaries	Joe Cahill Cathleen Knowles Tom Hartley (1984–86) Joe Reilly (1986–88) Lucilita Bhreatnach (1988–2003) Mitchel McLaughlin (2003–07) Rita O'Hare (2007–09) Dawn Doyle (2009–)

Directors of publicity	Seán Ó Brádaigh (1960–79) Danny Morrison (1979–90) Rita O'Hare (1990–98) Dawn Doyle (1998–2008) Rosaleen Doherty (2008–)

Party structures

Leader of Sinn Féin Ardfheis Sinn Féin Front Bench Sinn Féin Republican Youth An Phoblacht Friends of Sinn Féin

Presidential candidates

Martin McGuinness (2011)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	Adams Brady Buckley Crowe Cullinane P. Doherty Ellis M. Ferris Funchion M. Kenny McDonald Mitchell Munster Nolan J. O'Brien Ó Broin Ó Caoláin Ó Laoghaire O'Reilly Ó Snodaigh Quinlivan Stanley Tóibín

Seanad Éireann	David Cullinane Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Kathryn Reilly

European Parliament	Martina Anderson Lynn Boylan Matt Carthy Liadh Ní Riada

Northern Ireland Assembly	Caoimhe Archibald Cathal Boylan Michaela Boyle Linda Dillon Megan Fearon Órlaithí Flynn Michelle Gildernew Chris Hazzard Declan Kearney Gerry Kelly Seán Lynch Alex Maskey Declan McAleer Fra McCann Raymond McCartney Barry McElduff Martin McGuinness Daithí McKay Oliver McMullan Ian Milne Conor Murphy Carál Ní Chuilín John O'Dowd Michelle O'Neill Sue Ramsey Caitríona Ruane Catherine Seeley Patrick Sheehan

Westminister (Abstentionist)	Mickey Brady Pat Doherty Paul Maskey Francie Molloy

Alliances

European United Left–Nordic Green Left

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