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In 2017, it was reported that McCarthy was appointed CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Labour TD appointed CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association|url=https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/former-labour-td-appointed-ceo-of-the-irish-solar-energy-association-35930715.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=independent|language=en}}</ref> In 2021, he was appointed director of Cloud Infrastructure Ireland, a trade association within the employer group Ibec.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-40348679.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-19|website=www.google.ie}}</ref> |
In 2017, it was reported that McCarthy was appointed CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Labour TD appointed CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association|url=https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/former-labour-td-appointed-ceo-of-the-irish-solar-energy-association-35930715.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=independent|language=en}}</ref> In 2021, he was appointed director of Cloud Infrastructure Ireland (CII), a trade association within the employer group Ibec.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-40348679.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-19|website=www.google.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Daniel|title=Tech giants demand government support for expansion of data centres|url=https://www.businesspost.ie/energy/tech-giants-demand-government-support-for-expansion-of-data-centres-db50e803|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Business Post|language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:51, 1 September 2021
Michael McCarthy | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-West |
| Senator | |
| In office 12 September 2002 – 25 February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1976 Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Rashel McCarthy (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Cork Institute of Technology |
Michael McCarthy (born 15 November 1976) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2002 to 2011.[1]
He was the Labour Party Spokesperson on Marine, and acted as Spokesperson in the Seanad on Agriculture, Community and Rural Affairs, and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
Early life
McCarthy is the son of Phyllis and Michael McCarthy and lived in Dunmanway. At the time of the 1999 local elections, he was employed at Schering Plough.[2]
Political career
County Councillor
He was elected to Cork County Council in 1999 for the Skibbereen LEA.[3] He was the only Labour candidate elected for the Labour Panel in the 2002 Seanad election, at the age of 25.[2]
Oireachtas
McCarthy stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate for the Cork South-West constituency at the 2002 and 2007 general elections. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2002 to 2011 (re-elected in 2007).[1] He was elected to the Dáil at the 2011 general election.[3] In 2012, he chaired a joint committee on the Environment, Cculture and Gaeltacht.[4] In 2013, despite Labour's membership of the coalition, he opposed the Government's campaign to abolish the Seanad.[5] In 2014, he ran for Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party.[6][7] He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[3] After losing his seat, he said that he had left public life.[8]
After politics
In 2017, it was reported that McCarthy was appointed CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association.[9] In 2021, he was appointed director of Cloud Infrastructure Ireland (CII), a trade association within the employer group Ibec.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b "Michael McCarthy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Michael McCarthy elected to Senate". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Michael McCarthy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "McCarthy to chair environment committee". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Irish News Archive for Irish Historical Newspapers". www.irishnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Three TDs running for Labour deputy leadership". 29 May 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Leaflets from Ciara Conway, Alan Kelly, Michael McCarthy and Sean Sherlock- Labour Deputy Leadership contest". Irish Election Literature. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "McCarthy to 'take time out' and reflect on his options". The Southern Star. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Labour TD appointed CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association". independent. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland". www.google.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Murray, Daniel. "Tech giants demand government support for expansion of data centres". Business Post. Retrieved 1 September 2021.