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- He 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. 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. McCarthy's television credits included Live at 3, PM Live and Down Here with a View to Above. He retired from RTÉ in December 2015, by which stage he was presenting Late Date on RTÉ Radio One.- IMDb mini biography by: Rté
- SpouseDenise(1978 - 2011) (divorced, 2 children)
- Award winning actor appearing in plays such as A Streetcar named Desire, The Women in Black and The Dresser. In recent years he joined the hugely popular Everyman Sunday Songbook team touring theatres in Ireland as an MC. Other prominent roles include the court drama Twelve Angry Men, he played the part of the empathetic Juror No 8. He played the part of Oscar in The Odd Couple. He played the bishop in John B Keane's Moll.
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