Alf McCarthy (1950 – 17 April 2024)[2] was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked primarily with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
Born in Ballinlough in Cork in 1950, McCarthy was educated at Sullivan's Quay CBS and as a boarder at St Francis College in Rochestown.
[5][6] McCarthy was performing on stage and as a DJ when he began his broadcasting career with RTÉ Radio Cork in 1979.
He spent 20 years presenting local current affairs and arts programme Corkabout.
[7] He created the comedy and satire series Shortt Circuit, The Usual Suspects and Bull Island, which was later adapted for television, as well as producing a number of documentaries.