Matt Carthy is a Sinn Féin TD for the Cavan-Monaghan constituency.
Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Agriculture; Matt sits on the Agricultural Committee and the Public Accounts Committee.
He is a native of Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan where he lives with his wife Lynn and their five children.
Latest Statements & Press Releases
- Government failure to address role of Meat Plants in Covid spread criticised 3rd March 2021
- Bank of Ireland branch closures at ‘Blayney & Clones ‘potentially devastating’ 2nd March 2021
- Insurance reform delayed as FF & FG TDs vote to defer Sinn Féin bill 1st March 2021
- No justification for delay in paying student nurses and midwives 23rd February 2021
- Mental Health Services in Monaghan ‘at dangerous levels’ 22nd February 2021
- Fine Gael incompetence on show as PAC cannot be told when or at what cost National Children’s Hospital will be completed 16th February 2021
- Border Checks must not be a Distraction 16th February 2021
- Sinn Féin’s Bill to end the insurance rip-off to be debated in the Dáil this week 15th February 2021
- Full investigation needed into rouge vet practices 12th February 2021
- Government ‘tone deaf’ on Fuel Poverty 10th February 2021
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Matt Carthy
🏦 Unbelievable! Fianna Fáil were out of government for 10 years, but it has only taken them 10 months to resume paying big bonuses to bankers at AIB - the bank that was bailed out by the Irish people. 💰
Matt Carthy
Fianna Fáil’s solution to the housing crisis is an ‘Affordable Housing Scheme’ that will actually make homes LESS affordable.
Sinn Féin’s solution? Build houses.
Sinn Féin’s solution? Build houses.

Matt Carthy
The “highest animal welfare standards” must be in place and those standards need to be “continually monitored and enforced so we can be absolutely assured that the levels of taxpayer funding that goes into these sectors is being well spent”.
HRI is set to receive about €76.8 million in State funding in 2021 from the Department of Agriculture through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund.
HRI is set to receive about €76.8 million in State funding in 2021 from the Department of Agriculture through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund.
McConalogue should face questions on State funding of horse racing - Carthy
Animal welfare issues emerge following controversies that have hit the sport
irishtimes.com
Matt Carthy
On this day in 1981 Bobby Sands began his Hunger Strike - changing the course of Irish history and defeating the British strategy to criminalise the Irish Republican struggle.
Thankfully we’ve come a long way since those dark days but Bobby’s name and legacy live on. “Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.”
Thankfully we’ve come a long way since those dark days but Bobby’s name and legacy live on. “Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.”
Matt Carthy
Mary Lou brought the powerful words of ordinary people caught up in the housing crisis to the Dáil chamber just before the election. All the Government TDs could do was smirk.
On Wednesday in the Dáil, Sinn Féin will bring a Motion to scrap FF/FG's reckless scheme to put money in the pockets of developers and push up house prices even further.
We need homes that ordinary workers, families and young people can afford. Sinn Féin will deliver that. #EndTheHousingCrisis
On Wednesday in the Dáil, Sinn Féin will bring a Motion to scrap FF/FG's reckless scheme to put money in the pockets of developers and push up house prices even further.
We need homes that ordinary workers, families and young people can afford. Sinn Féin will deliver that. #EndTheHousingCrisis






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September 2019 Source: Tonight Show TV3 Topics/theme of piece: Brexit, Backstop, FF When: Sept 2019 https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/1294/163319/0/ Source: RTE Radio 1 Topics/theme of piece: Brexit, When: Sept 2019 https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/11084431 Source: Farmers Journal Topics/theme of piece: Beef Protests When: Sept 2019 https://www.farmersjournal.ie/weekly-podcast-beef-protests-songs-and-top-networking-tips-491751 Source: Tonight Show TV3 Topics/theme of piece: Brexit When: Sept 2019 https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/1294
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