Daniel McCarthy

Who was Daniel McCarthy?

Daniel McCarthy was an Irish politician. McCarthy was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála at the 1921 elections for the Dublin South constituency. He subsequently went on to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty, becoming a member of Cumann na nGaedheal when the party was founded. McCarthy joined the government of W. T. Cosgrave as Parliamentary Secretary to the President in 1922. He served in that post until 1924. He resigned from the Dáil on 30 October 1924 and subsequently retired from politics. He was President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1921 to 1924.