Seán McCarthy (1 January 1937 – 12 July 2021) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
A medical doctor before entering politics, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency at the 1981 general election.
[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann for the Agricultural Panel in the following Seanad election.
He served as Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce from 1987 to 1989 with responsibility for Science and Technology.
[1] McCarthy was a member of South Tipperary County Council for the Cashel electoral area, and also a member of Cashel Town Council from 1999 to 2014.