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Introduction
Matt Carthy is an Irish politician. He is a member of the Sinn Féin party and has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since the 2020 general election. He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Midlands–North-West constituency from 2014 to 2020.
Early life
| Name | Matt Carthy |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Age | 45 years |
| Height | 1.75m |
Matt Carthy was born on July 19, 1977 (age 45 years) in Birmingham, England. His mother is from County Monaghan and his father is from County Roscommon. The family moved to County Roscommon when Carthy was aged two, where he lived until he was 10. His family then spent a year living in Holywell in north-east Wales before returning to Ireland to live in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan.
Carthy has described the experience of living on the Irish border during the conflict as playing a formative role in shaping his Republican political views and cites hunger strikers Bobby Sands and Kieran Doherty as major influences.
He studied marketing for a year at the Dublin Institute of Technology, where he formed a Sinn Féin College cumann (branch) in 1996. Carthy was a founding member of Ógra Shinn Féin (a Sinn Féin youth organization) the following year. He worked as a full-time youth organizer for Ógra in Dublin in Sinn Féin’s party headquarters and as a press officer for Sinn Féin.
Political career
Matt Carthy was elected as the first Sinn Féin member of Carrickmacross Town Council in County Monaghan in 1999, becoming the youngest elected representative in the country (21 years old) at the time.
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Carthy was elected in June 2006 as the first Sinn Féin Mayor of Carrickmacross Town Council. He was a member of Monaghan County Council from 2004 to 2014 and was elected mayor of Monaghan County Council in 2008.
He won 17.7% of first-preference votes in the 2014 European Parliament election. He took the third of four seats in the Midlands–North-West constituency. Former Provisional IRA member Thomas McMahon, who was convicted of the murder of Lord Louis Mountbatten and three others off the coast of Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in 1979, canvassed for Carthy in the elections.
In the European Parliament Carthy is a member of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (AGRI) and the Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3). He is a substitute member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) and Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN).
Matt Carthy was a full member of the Panama Papers Committee of Inquiry for its duration from 2016 to 2017. In 2015, he was appointed as Sinn Féin’s Uniting Ireland project coordinator. He has been the party whip in the European Parliament since 2014 and has been a member of the Ard Chomhairle (national executive) at regular intervals since 1998.
He was the Sinn Féin Director of Elections for the 2016 general election. On 26 April 2018, Carthy was selected to run as the Sinn Féin candidate for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency at the 2020 general election, following the announcement by sitting Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin that he would not be contesting the next election.
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Matt Carthy was elected on the first count. Sligo County Councillor Chris MacManus was nominated to fill Carthy’s seat in the European Parliament following his election to the Dáil.
His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Ireland. He stands at an appealing height of 1.75m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.
Wife
Matt Carthy is married to his wife Lynn Carthy, they had their wedding in 2009. His wife is a private person and they have five children. As of April 2023, Matt and his wife Lynn live in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, with their five children.
Matt Carthy net worth
How much is Matt Carthy worth? Matt Carthy net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a politician. Matt Carthy’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $390,000 dollars annually.
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