| Seán McCarthy | |
| Office: | Teachta Dála |
| Term Start: | April 1961 |
| Term End: | April 1965 |
| Constituency: | Cork Mid |
| Term Start2: | May 1954 |
| Term End2: | April 1961 |
| Constituency2: | Cork South |
| Term Start3: | May 1951 |
| Term End3: | May 1954 |
| Constituency3: | Cork Borough |
| Term Start4: | May 1944 |
| Term End4: | February 1948 |
| Constituency4: | Cork South-East |
| Birth Date: | 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Upton, County Cork, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Cork, Ireland |
| Party: | Fianna Fáil |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Alma Mater: | De La Salle College Waterford |
Seán McCarthy (1889 – 14 March 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A teacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-East constituency at the 1944 general election[1] but lost his seat at the 1948 general election running in the Cork Borough constituency.[2] He was re-elected for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1951 general election. McCarthy was elected from the Cork South constituency at the 1954 Irish general election and the 1957 Irish general election. The last time McCarthy was elected was to represent the Cork Mid constituency at the 1961 Irish general election.[2]
McCarthy also served as Lord Mayor of Cork on four occasions, from 1949 to 1951, 1958 to 1959, 1963 to 1964, and 1966 to 1967.[3]
He was president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1932 to 1935.[4] [5]