Age, Biography and Wiki
Matt Carthy (Matthew Carthy) was born on 19 July, 1977 in Birmingham, England, is an Irish Sinn Féin politician (b. 1977). Discover Matt Carthy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old?
| Popular As |
Matthew Carthy |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
46 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
19 July, 1977 |
| Birthday |
19 July |
| Birthplace |
Birmingham, England |
| Nationality |
Ireland
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Matt Carthy Height, Weight & Measurements
At 46 years old, Matt Carthy height not available right now. We will update Matt Carthy's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Who Is Matt Carthy's Wife?
His wife is Lynn Carthy (m. 2009)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Lynn Carthy (m. 2009) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
5 |
Matt Carthy Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Matt Carthy worth at the age of 46 years old? Matt Carthy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from Ireland. We have estimated Matt Carthy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Politician |
Matt Carthy Social Network
Timeline
Matt Carthy (born 19 July 1977) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since the 2020 general election.
Carthy was born in Birmingham, England, in 1977.
His mother is from County Monaghan and his father 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.
He 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.
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).
Carthy 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 organisation) the following year.
He worked as a full-time youth organiser for Ógra in Dublin in Sinn Féin's party headquarters, and as a press officer for Sinn Féin.
Carthy lives in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, with wife Lynn and their five children.
He 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.
He was a member of Monaghan County Council from 2004 to 2014, and was elected mayor of Monaghan County Council in 2008.
In June 2006, Carthy was elected as the first Sinn Féin Mayor of Carrickmacross Town Council.
He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Midlands–North-West constituency from 2014 to 2020.
At the 2014 European Parliament election, Carthy won 17.7% of first-preference votes.
He took the third of four seats in the Midlands–North-West constituency.
He has been party whip in the European Parliament since 2014 and has been a member of the Ard Chomhairle (national executive) at regular intervals since 1998.
In 2015, he was appointed as Sinn Féin's Uniting Ireland project coordinator.
He was a full member of the Panama Papers Committee of Inquiry for its duration from 2016 to 2017.
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.
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.
