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Biography

Educated at St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny, University College, Cork, University of Sussex, Irish Management Institute, IBM Education and Training, London, Global Knowledge Network, Dublin. First ECTS Outgoing Student from UCC, 1989. Completed MA on British Foreign Policy, 1991; Ph D modern Irish Financial History, 1996. At various times worked for NatWest Stockbrokers, London, JP Morgan (London), Technical Support Manager for the US Consumer Account for IBM Corp, and as HEA Researcher, UCC. Currently teaches history at UCC.‍

Research Interests

My research interests are twentieth century Irish history generally, concentrating on financial and administrative history, the economic modernisation of Ireland in 1960s, but also include Irish public health.

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Publications

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Books

	Year	Publication
	(2005)	Twentieth Century Ireland: Revolution and State Building. Dermot Keogh and Andrew McCarthy; (2005) Twentieth Century Ireland: Revolution and State Building. : Gill and Macmillan. [Details]

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(1998)	'Michael Collins - Minister for Finance' Andrew McCarthy; (1998) 'Michael Collins - Minister for Finance' In: Michael Collins and the making of the Irish State. [Details]
	(2004)	'Reacting to War: Finance and the Economy, 1938-1940' Andrew McCarthy; (2004) 'Reacting to War: Finance and the Economy, 1938-1940' In: Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival. [Details]
	(2004)	'Aspects of Local Health in Ireland in the 1950s' Andrew McCarthy; (2004) 'Aspects of Local Health in Ireland in the 1950s' In: The Lost Decade: Ireland in the 1950s. [Details]
	(2011)	'Publishing for catholic Ireland' Andrew McCarthy (2011) 'Publishing for catholic Ireland' In: Clare Hutton (eds). The Oxford history of the Irish book: Vol 5: The Irish book in English, 1891-2000. Oxford: Oxford. [Details]
	(2004)	'Reacting to War: Finance and the Economy, 1938-40' Andrew McCarthy (2004) 'Reacting to War: Finance and the Economy, 1938-40' In: Mervyn O¿Driscoll and Dermot Keogh (eds). ReactiIreland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival. Cork: Mercier Press. [Details]

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Edited Books

	Year	Publication
	(2008)	Laurence M. Geary, Andrew McCarthy (Ed.). (2008) Ireland, Australia and New Zealand : History, Politics and Culture. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. [Details]
	(2007)	A McCarthy, D F Keogh (Ed.). (2007) The Making of the Irish Consititution, 1937. Cork: Mercier Press. [Details]
	(2005)	A. McCarthy, D F Keogh (Ed.). (2005) Limerick Boycott 1904. Cork: Mercier Press. [Details]

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2005)	'The Catholic Church and the writing of the 1937 constitution' Dermot Keogh, Andrew McCarthy; (2005) 'The Catholic Church and the writing of the 1937 constitution'. History Ireland, [Details]

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Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2004)	'Reacting to War: Finance and the Economy, 1938-1940' Andrew McCarthy; (2004) 'Reacting to War: Finance and the Economy, 1938-1940' Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival, . [Details]
	(2005)	''The Catholic Church and the writing of the 1937 Constitution’' Andrew McCarthy; (2005) ''The Catholic Church and the writing of the 1937 Constitution’' History Ireland, 13 :36-41. [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	UCC	College Lecturer of History	01-JAN-01 / 01-JAN-01
	IBM Corporation	Technical Support Manager US Consumer Account	01-JAN-98 / 01-JAN-01
	IBM Global Services	IT Team Leader	01-JAN-96 / 01-JAN-98

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	1989	UCC	B.A.
	1991	UCC	M.A.
	1996	UCC	Ph.D.

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Other Activities

	Description
	Professional Activities • Member Irish Historical Society • Member Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

HI1115  Introduction to Irish History for Visiting Students, Tuesday, 5-7pm, G19

HI1002 The Making of the Modern Irish State (Boole 3, Tuesday 12pm, Wednesday 9am)

HI3045  The Politics of Church and State, Wednesday, 5-7pm, Kane, B10A
HI2103  Europe, Ireland and the Wider World, Monday, 2-3pm, Western Gateway, G05
HI2104  Special Research Project  Coordinator y Bldg LG52
HI3200     History Seminar - Health and Politics in Independent Ireland, Tuesday, 3-5pm, Silverdale

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Current Postgraduate Students

	Student	Degree Type
	Dwyer Michael Anthony	Doctoral Degree

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Modules Taught

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2015	Special Research Project	HI3302	Special Research Project
	2015	The Politics of Church and State	HI3045	The Politics of Church and State
	2015	Special Research Project	HI2104	Special Research Project
	2015	Europe, Ireland and the Wider World II	HI2103	Europe, Ireland and the Wider World II