Matt Carthy (born 19 July 1977) is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Ireland's Midlands–North-West constituency, representing Sinn Féin. Originally from Roscommon, he now lives in Monaghan and was a member of Monaghan County Council from 2004 to 2014. Carthy was elected as an MEP in May 2014 with 114,727 first-preference votes.Carthy was first elected as a member of Carrickmacross Town Council in 1999, and has served terms as Mayor of both Carrickmacross and Monaghan.