About Pat McCartan
Born 1953. Pat McCartan is an Irish politician and judge.
Patrick John McCartan (born 5 May 1953) is an Irish lawyer who was a Circuit Court judge and a former politician.
A native of Wexford, he was educated at University College Dublin. He first practiced as a solicitor working in criminal defence and was a founder of the McCartan & Hogan Solicitors law firm.
His first several elections were unsuccessful, contesting the 1981, the February 1982, and November 1982 elections. He was re-elected at the 1989 general election. After the collapse of the 1992–1994 Fianna Fáil–Labour Party coalition government, Democratic Left joined in a new coalition with Fine Gael and the Labour Party. This government subsequently appointed McCartan to the bench as a Circuit Court judge.
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Irish politician and judge
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Pat McCartan was born on 5 May 1953 in County Wexford.
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Pat McCartan is a politician and judge.
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Pat McCartan is Irish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pat McCartan. https://biography.guide/pat-mccartan/
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